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[[File:Briganti 1862 from Bisaccia.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Carmine Crocco]]'s lieutenant Agostino Sacchitiello and members of his band from [[Bisaccia]], [[Campania]] photographed in 1862]]
'''Banditry''' is a type of [[organized crime]] committed by [[outlaw]]s typically involving the threat or use of [[violence]]. A person who engages in banditry is known as a '''bandit''' and primarily commits crimes such as [[extortion]], [[robbery]], [[kidnapping]], and [[murder]], either as an individual or in groups. Banditry is a vague concept of [[Crime|criminality]] and in modern usage can be [[synonymous]] for [[gangsterism]], [[brigandage]], [[wikt:marauder|marauding]], [[terrorism]], [[piracy]] and [[Theft|thievery]].
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