Synonyms for "banditry" (51 found)

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Closest matches (11)

armed robberyasportationassault and robberybank robberybrigandagebrigandismcattle liftingcattle stealingdepredationdespoiling

Noun(1 words)

banditism

Strong matches (15)

despoilmentdespoliationdireptionextortionforagingforayfreebootingheisthighway robberyhijackingholduplootingmaraudingmuggingpillage

Related words (25)

pillagingplunderplunderingpocket pickingpurse snatchingraidraidingransackingraperapineravageravagementravagingravishmentrazziareivingriflingrobberyrobbingsack

Show 5 more words

sackingspoilingspoliationstickupstickup job

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

3 entries

pillagepillagingplundering

derived from

1 entries

bandit

is a

1 entries

plundering

related to

4 entries

armedbanditcharacteristicrobbery

Translations

16 translations across 14 languages.

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Belarusian

1 entries

• бандыты́зм noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• бандити́зъм noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

French

1 entries

• banditisme noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

German

1 entries

• Banditentum noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Italian

2 entries

• banditismo noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)
• brigantaggio noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Japanese

1 entries

• 盗賊 noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Korean

1 entries

• 도적 noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Latin

1 entries

• latrōcinium noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

• حیدودلق noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Polish

2 entries

• bandyctwo noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)
• bandytyzm noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Portuguese

1 entries

• banditismo noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Russian

1 entries

• бандити́зм noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Turkish

1 entries

• haydutluk noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Ukrainian

1 entries

• бандити́зм noun (acts characteristic of a bandit)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The merchant refused to travel in the region due to the ongoing banditry.

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