Dacoity
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dacoity-161-15492361
title:
Dacoity
text:
Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in the Indian subcontinent. The spelling is the anglicised version of the Hindi word डाकू (ḍākū); "dacoit" is a colloquial Indian English word with this meaning. It appears in the Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases (1903). Banditry is a criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits. The East India Company established the Thuggee and Dacoity Department in 1830, and the Thuggee and Dacoity Suppression Acts, 1836–1848 were en
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Term used for "banditry" in the Indian subcontinent
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacoity
date created:
2002-01-14T00:13:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:27:07Z
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