brigandage

thumb|Italian Brigands Surprised by Papal Troops ([[Horace Vernet, 1831)]]

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Subclass of: violent crime
Image: Horace Vernet - Italian Brigands Surprised by Papal Troops - Walters 3754.jpg
Said to be same as: banditry

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Commons category: Brigands
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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thumb|Italian Brigands Surprised by Papal Troops ([[Horace Vernet, 1831)]]

Brigandage is the life and practice of highway robbery and plunder. It is practiced by a brigand, a person who is typically part of a gang and lives by pillage and robbery.

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