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banditry

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ban⋅dit⋅ry

  [ban-di-tree]
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–noun
1. the activities or practices of bandits.
2. bandits collectively; banditti.
Origin:
1920–25; bandit + -ry
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ban·dit   (bān'dĭt)   
n.  

  1. A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.

  2. An outlaw; a gangster.

  3. One who cheats or exploits others.

  4. Slang A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft.


[Italian bandito, from bandire, to band together, probably of Germanic origin; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ban'dit·ry n.
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