Kalmar "dakoity" ba kalmar da aka saba amfani da ita ba ce a turancin zamani kuma ana daukarta ta tsohuwa. Koyaya, a tarihi yana magana game da ayyukan laifi na ƙungiyar dacoits ('yan fashi) a Indiya a cikin ƙarni na 19 da farkon 20th. Kalmar ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Hindi “dakaity,” wanda ke nufin dan kungiyar ‘yan fashi ko ‘yan fashi da suka kware wajen kai hari da kwace. A cikin amfani na zamani, ana iya amfani da kalmar don yin nuni ga ƙungiyoyin laifuka a ƙasashen Kudancin Asiya, musamman a Bangladesh da Indiya.