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Meanings of banditry in English

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Usage of banditry in English
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The station said the clash occurred in an area notorious for banditry.
The Irish Times
2
It depends almost exclusively on banditry and protection rackets for its survival.
Reuters
3
The southern Philippines has been marred for decades by insurgency and banditry.
Reuters
4
Reports of gang-rape and banditry, often by soldiers or rebels, are also widespread.
Reuters
5
At this time the French had not yet stamped out banditry.
The new yorker
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It has endured years of civil conflicts and banditry is rife.
Reuters
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He said, fiercely, This banditry will be answered by the emperor.
Foundation and Empire
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He's more interested in stamping out banditry than in scrapping with the Captain-General.
Surrender to the will of the night
9
The Maer had put a man in there for simple banditry.
The Wise Man’s Fear
10
I had hoped that the rumours of banditry were exaggerated; perhaps I was wrong.
The Guardian
11
There has also been the problem of kidnapping and banditry.
Reuters
12
Alleged offences include including banditry and possession of unlicensed firearms.
The Guardian
13
In many places, fighting has descended onto a free-for-all of tribal clashes and banditry.
Reuters
14
In many places, fighting has descended into a free-for-all of tribal clashes and banditry.
Reuters
15
And the poor Mexicans, the 'peons,' do want an end to fighting and banditry.
John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
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He faces charges -which he denies -of plotting terrorism, insurgency and banditry.
Reuters
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