dacoity

• Substantiv, das einen bewaffneten Raubüberfall oder eine gewaltsame Straftat einer Bande von bewaffneten Räubern bezeichnet, üblicherweise in Südasien.

A noun referring to a robbery or violent crime committed by a gang of armed bandits, typically in South Asia.

1. Armed robbery by a gangC1formal

   A robbery committed by a group of armed bandits, typically in South Asia.

   Bewaffneter Raubüberfall durch eine Bande

   • The village was attacked in a dacoity last night.
   • The police arrested the gang responsible for the dacoity.
   • Dacoity is a serious crime under the penal code.

   Synonymebanditry