Editing Dacoity (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Daku (Decoit) in Samrup Rachna Calligraphy.jpg|thumb|Daku (Dacoit) written in [[Samrup Rachna]] Calligraphy]]
The word "dacoity" is an [[anglicise|anglicized]] version of the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] word ''ḍakaitī'' (historically transliterated ''dakaitee''). [[Hindi]] डकैती comes from ''ḍākū'' (historically transliterated ''dakoo'', [[Hindi]]: डाकू, meaning "armed robber").<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Definition of DACOITY |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dacoity |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Definition of DACOIT |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dacoit |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref>

The term '''dacoit''' ([[Hindi]]: डकैत ''ḍakait'') means "a [[bandit]]" according to the ''[[OED]]'' ("A member of a class of robbers in [[Indian subcontinent|India]] and [[Myanmar|Burma]], who plunder in armed bands").<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />