Criminals who work in organized groups to rob people, especially on roads or in wild areas.
From Italian 'bandito' meaning outlaw or banished person, derived from 'bando' meaning a decree or ban. Outlaws were literally people banned from society.
Bandits are 'banned-itos'—literally people thrown out of society—which is why Robin Hood became a folk hero: he was a bandit, but the people he robbed were richer and more powerful, so he became legendary!
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