brigandage
Sign in to savethumb|Italian Brigands Surprised by Papal Troops ([[Horace Vernet, 1831)]]
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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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