Banditry
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Banditry is the act of marauding or robbing, sometimes in semi-organized groups. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as robbery and brigandage, pira
Carmine Crocco's lieutenant Agostino Sacchitiello and members of his band from Bisaccia, Campania photographed in 1862
Members of the Dalton Gang on display following the Battle of Coffeyville in 1892 – left to right: Bill Power, Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton, and Dick Broadwell
Brigandage
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Brigandage is the life and practice of highway robbery and plunder. It is practiced by a brigand, a person who lives by pillage and robbery.
Banditry
…or robbing, sometimes in semi-organized groups. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as robbery and brigandage, piracy, and thievery. The term bandit (introduced to English via Italian around 1776) originates with the early Germanic legal practice of outlawing…
Italian Brigands Surprised by Papal Troops (Horace Vernet, 1831)
Xaver Hohenleiter and his robber band
Carmine Crocco