1. the practice of being a bandit; robbery and plundering by armed groups

Examples

• The remote mountain region was plagued by banditry for decades.
• Local authorities struggled to control the rising banditry along trade routes.
• The government deployed troops to combat banditry in the border areas.
• Merchants avoided traveling through regions known for banditry.
• Economic hardship often leads to increased banditry in rural areas.
• The historical novel depicted the banditry that terrorized medieval villages.