Definition of Brigandage. Meaning of Brigandage. Synonyms of Brigandage

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Definition of Brigandage

Brigandage
Brigandage Brig"and*age (-[asl]j), n. [F. brigandage.] Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder.

Meaning of Brigandage from wikipedia

- 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...
- Brigandage in Southern Italy (Italian: brigantaggio) had existed in some form since ancient times. However, its origins as outlaws targeting random travellers...
- enter the Italian National Guard but the result was negative. Forced to brigandage, he began to live by robbery. On January 7, 1861, he met Carmine Crocco...
- move of the police by signals.” Varsallona is credited with modernizing brigandage in Sicily. Instead of bands roving the countryside and abducting people...
- of criminality and in modern usage can be synonymous with gangsterism, brigandage, marauding, terrorism, piracy, and thievery. The term bandit (introduced...
- A Morte Comanda o Cangaço is a 1960 Brazilian Western action film directed and co-written by Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimarães Motta. Shot in Pernambuco...
- (Saudi Arabia) Arson (Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, etc.) Hirabah; brigandage; armed or aggravated robbery (Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kenya, Zambia...
- sewer systems and often water shortages were known issues. The problem of brigandage is explained in the book Heroes and Brigands by the southern Italian historian...
- application of the Piedmonese legal system. The main result was an upsurge in brigandage, which turned into a bloody civil war that lasted almost ten years. The...
- the river Epte and the sea in exchange for Rollo agreeing to end his brigandage, swear allegiance to Charles, convert to Christianity, and pledge to defend...