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vigilante

[ vij-uh-lan-tee ]

noun

  1. a member of a vigilance committee.
  2. any person who takes the law into their own hands, such as by avenging a crime.


adjective

  1. done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures:

    vigilante justice.

vigilante

/ 藢惫瑟诲萧瑟藞濒忙苍迟瑟 /

noun

  1. one of an organized group of citizens who take upon themselves the protection of their district, properties, etc
  2. Also calledvigilance man a member of a vigilance committee
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 惫颈驳顎卛路濒补苍顎僼别路颈蝉尘 惫颈驳路颈路濒补苍路迟颈蝉尘 [vij-, uh, -, lan, -tiz-, uh, m, vij, -, uh, -l, uh, n-tiz-, uh, m], noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of vigilante1

An Americanism dating back to 1825鈥35; from Spanish: literally, 鈥渧igilant鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of vigilante1

C19: from Spanish, from Latin 惫颈驳颈濒腻谤别 to keep watch
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In 2000, then President Robert Mugabe supported land invasions by a mix of government forces and vigilante groups, sparking international condemnation.

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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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The suit also names 20 individuals as defendants, alleging they participated in a vigilante group that violently stormed the encampment over an hours-long overnight period beginning April 30.

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America鈥檚 addiction to fable over fact and common sense has brought us closer to the superhero鈥檚 unreality, minus the powered-up vigilantes.

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In 鈥淜illing Floor,鈥 Child鈥檚 1997 debut and the inspiration for the first season, the author explains what differentiates Jack Reacher from, say, Dexter Morgan or another righteous vigilante.

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