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Recent Examples of banditry
In the northwest, criminal banditry has taken root in areas where state presence is thin.
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Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banditry
Noun
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Working with global partners and law enforcement authorities, ACE places a leading role in identifying and disrupting live sports piracy networks.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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The issue of fraud and piracy, particularly related to the sale of counterfeit tickets, is a problem that experts and officials warn could happen in any part of the country.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Officials described the discovery as a significant blow to criminal organizations that rely on underground smuggling routes to move narcotics and other contraband across the border.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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In a case filed in September, the DOJ claimed Volgaev concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the smuggling operation during his naturalization process and thus should lose citizenship.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The absence of an effective police force meant the looting was impossible to prevent.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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El-Farra said police arrested one person on suspicion of looting and six others on suspicion of prowling.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2020
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
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“Banditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banditry. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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