The word Dacoity is the anglicized South Asian version of the Indian word dakaethee which comes from dakoo which means armed robber. To anglicise (or in North American English anglicize) is to adapt a foreign word into the English language, often modifying its form to correspond to standard English French demoiselle, meaning little lady. Another common type of anglicisation is the inclusion of a foreign article as part of a noun (eg. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ...

• Dacoity (Hindi: डकैती, ḍakaitī ) means armed robbery.

• Dacoit (Hindi: दकैत, ḍakait) means a bandit.

The most infamous member of the Dacoit "profession" was probably India's Phoolan Devi.But the title of the most legendary dacoit is held by Daku Man Singh and Daku Nirbhay Gujjar who was killed recently. Between 1939 and 1955, he had notched up 1,112 dacoities, 185 murders, countless ransom kidnappings, was involved in 90 police encounters and he had 32 dead policemen under his belt. Hindi (हिन्दी hindī) is an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Hindi (हिन्दी hindī) is an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Butch Cassidy, a famous outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, is most familiar to contemporary readers as a stock character in Western movies. ... Phoolan Devi Phoolan Devi (फूलन देवी) 10 August 1963 - 25 July 2001), aka The Bandit Queen was an Indian dacoit-turned-politician. ...

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Thuggee Sculpture depicting Kali Thuggee (or tuggee) (from the Sanskrit root sthag (Pāli, thak), to conceal, mainly applied to fraudulent concealment) was an Indian cult sometimes described as the worlds first mafia, operating from the 13th to the 19th centuries, worshipping Kali whose members were known as Thugs. ...