banditry

• Activité criminelle organisée impliquant des vols à main armée, des pillages ou des violences illégales, généralement commise par des bandes.

The practice or activity of engaging in organized robbery, plundering, or lawless violence, typically carried out by gangs.

indénombrable

1. Gang robberyC1formal

   The practice of committing robberies and other violent crimes as part of an organized gang.

   banditisme

   • The region suffered from widespread banditry for decades.
   • Banditry along the trade routes made travel dangerous.
   • The government launched a campaign to eradicate banditry.

   Synonymeshighway robberylootingmaraudingpillagingplunderingrobbery