Dacoity is a term used for `banditry` in Hindi, Kannada and Urdu. The spelling is the anglicized version of the Hindi word and as a colloquial Anglo-Indian word with this meaning, it appears in the Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases (1903). Banditry is criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits. The East In..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacoity
In the Penal Code, dacoity is defined as organised banditry by five or more persons. The word derives from the Hindustani word for a robber, dakait. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AD.HTM