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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thuggee /θʌˈgiː/

▶noun historical the robbery and murder practised by the Thugs in accordance with their ritual.

– derivatives
thuggism noun.

– origin from Hindi ṭhagī, from ṭhag (see thug).

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