Thuggee or tuggee (Nepaliठग्गी ṭhagī; ٹھگ; sthaga; ٺوڳي، ٺڳ; `ಠಕ್ಕ` (Thakka)) refers to the acts of Thugs, an organized gang of professional assassins. The Thugs travelled in groups across India for six hundred years. Although the Thugs traced their origin to seven Muslim tribes, Hindus appear to have been associat..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee
Thug·gee' noun [ Hind. ...hagī .] The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. 'One of the suppressors of Thuggee .' J. D. Hooker. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/52