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banditry

banditry noun: acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.

Noun

banditry (countable and uncountable, plural banditries)

  1. Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
    • The merchant refused to travel in the region due to the ongoing banditry.
    Synonyms:
    banditism

Synonyms of banditry

Forms of banditry

pluralbanditries

Origin of banditry

From bandit + -ry.

Questions about banditry

What does banditry mean?
Banditry means acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
What part of speech is banditry?
Banditry is a noun.
What is the plural of banditry?
The plural of banditry is banditries.

Words near banditry in the dictionary

  1. banditing
  2. banditism
  3. bandito
  4. banditos
  5. banditries
  6. banditry
  7. bandits
  8. banditti
  9. bandittis
  10. banditto
  11. Bandjalang

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