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vig·i·lan·te
/ˌvijəˈlan(t)ē/
noun
a member of a self-appointed group of
citizens who undertake law enforcement in
their community without legal authority,
typically because the legal agencies are
thought to be inadequate.

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Vigilante De!nition & Meaning

: a member of a volunteer committee organized
to suppress and punish crime summarily (as
when the processes of law are viewed as…

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VIGILANTE | de!nition in the

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3 days ago — a person who tries in an
unofficial way to prevent crime, or to catch and
punish someone who has committed a crime,…

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Vigilante De!nition & Meaning

any person who takes the law into his or her
own hands, as by avenging a crime. adjective.
done violently and summarily, without recours…

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Vigilante - De!nition, Meaning &

Synonyms
Vigilante is a form of the word vigilant, which
means "keeping a watchful or close eye on
events and people." Sometimes a vigilante wi…

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Vigilante de!nition and meaning |

Collins English Dictionary
2. any individual who acts outside of legal
authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a
crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

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Vigilantism
A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and
Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel"
or "watcher") is a person who practices or…

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n. A person who is not a member of law
enforcement but who pursues and punishes
persons suspected of lawbreaking. [Spanish,…

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Vigilante De!nition & Meaning |

Britannica Dictionary
VIGILANTE meaning: a person who is not a
police officer but who tries to catch and punish
criminals often used before another noun.

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vigilante noun - De!nition,

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vigilante · vigilantes patrolling the streets ·
vigilante groups · The neighbours have formed
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VIGILANTE (noun) de!nition and

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Definition of VIGILANTE (noun): someone who
tries to catch criminals themselves.

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