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vigilante
[vij-uh-lan-tee]
noun
a member of a vigilance committee.
any person who takes the law into their own hands, such as by avenging a crime.
adjective
done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures.
vigilante justice.
vigilante
/ ˌɪɪˈæԳɪ /
noun
one of an organized group of citizens who take upon themselves the protection of their district, properties, etc
Also called: vigilance man.a member of a vigilance committee
Other 51Թ Forms
- vigilanteism noun
- vigilantism noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vigilante1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vigilante1
Example Sentences
This narrative is most common in superhero genres, Western genres, we see it in vigilante films, disaster films and doomsday films, but it's even more pervasive than that.
Similar acts of vigilante justice animate his film.
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down by a vigilante gang and beaten, in a case which outraged Australia.
In 2000, then President Robert Mugabe supported land invasions by a mix of government forces and vigilante groups, sparking international condemnation.
Former mixed martial artist Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to five years in prison for carrying out a vigilante shooting rampage that wounded an unintended target and sprayed bullets near young children leaving school.
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