banditry

Example Sentences

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He vowed "continuous food and cash support" for "families affected by banditry" -- the word commonly used for the violence racking the region.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Some Nigerians welcomed U.S. intervention, citing their own government’s failure to make headway against terrorism and banditry since the kidnapping of the Chibok girls more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The BBC has learnt that Hamas - sensing an opportunity to regain its faltering control - has reactivated a special security force to combat theft and banditry.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Nearly two-thirds of its 213 million people live on less than $2 a day; extremist violence and banditry are rife; and life expectancy is just 53, nine years below the African average.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

All chance of further banditry was at an end.

From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by Nesbit, E. (Edith)