What is another word for banditry?

Pronunciation: [bˈandɪtɹi] (IPA)

Banditry is often associated with acts of theft, raiding, or other forms of illegal activity carried out by groups or individuals operating outside the law. Synonyms for this term can include words like robbery, piracy, pillage, plunder, looting, and marauding, as well as more specific terms like highway robbery, piracy at sea, or cattle rustling. These words all have slightly different connotations and implications, but all refer to forms of criminal activity that involve taking goods or property from others through force or violence. While banditry may be associated with historical contexts like the Wild West or medieval Europe, the term remains relevant today in many parts of the world where organized crime groups engage in similar acts of illicit activity.

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Usage examples for Banditry

The bill for banditry.
"U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 January - June"
U.S. Copyright Office
This was not the West as I had dreamed of it, not the West even of banditry and violent action.
"Land of the Burnt Thigh"
Edith Eudora Kohl
But we trained her to carry the mail, and though there was no banditry in that section, we had to be on our guard with money coming in.
"Land of the Burnt Thigh"
Edith Eudora Kohl

Famous quotes with Banditry

  • Human nature is evil; its goodness derives from conscious activity. Now it is human nature to be born with a fondness for profit. Indulging this leads to contention and strife, and the sense of modesty and yielding with which one was born disappears. One is born with feelings of envy and hate, and, by indulging these, one is led into banditry and theft, so that the sense of loyalty and good faith with which he was born disappears. One is born with the desires of the ears and eyes and with a fondness for beautiful sights and sounds, and, by indulging these, one is led to licentiousness and chaos, so that the sense of ritual, rightness, refinement, and principle with which one was born is lost. Hence, following human nature and indulging human emotions will inevitably lead to contention and strife, causing one to rebel against one’s proper duty, reduce principle to chaos, and revert to violence. Therefore one must be transformed by the example of a teacher and guided by the way of ritual and rightness before one will attain modesty and yielding, accord with refinement and ritual, and return to order.
    Xun Zi

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