The practices, behavior, or system of bandits; banditry or organized outlawry as a lifestyle or social practice.
From 'bandit' plus the suffix '-ism' (a doctrine, practice, or system), creating an abstract noun for organized banditry as a phenomenon.
Historians studying 'banditism' have learned that outlaws often followed strict codes and had community support—they weren't just chaos, but alternative power structures!
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