thuggee

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thuggee
    n 1: murder and robbery by thugs

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thuggee \Thug*gee"\, n. [Hind. [.t]hag[imac].]
   The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. "One of
   the suppressors of Thuggee." --J. D. Hooker.
   [1913 Webster] Thuggery