Present participle of dacoit, meaning engaging in armed robbery or banditry as a member of an organized band of dacoits.
From Hindi 'ḍakoit' (bandit), with English gerund/present participle suffix '-ing.' Used in legal contexts to describe the ongoing criminal activity.
In Indian colonial legal documents and police reports, 'dacoiting' was listed as a serious crime category, showing how this specific form of banditry was so common it needed its own legal term.
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