Armed robbery or banditry carried out by an organized band of dacoits (armed robbers), especially as practiced in India and Southeast Asia.
From Hindi 'ḍakoit,' meaning armed robber, plus English noun suffix '-y.' The term came into English during British colonial rule and remains in Indian legal codes today.
Dacoity is still an official crime category in modern Indian law—it's different from regular robbery because it requires being done by a band of three or more armed people working together.
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