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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

/ ËŒ±¹Éª»åÏôɪˈ±ôæ²Ô³Ùɪ /

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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹¾±²µî€…i·±ô²¹²Ôt±ð·¾±²õ³¾ ±¹¾±²µÂ·¾±Â·±ô²¹²Ô·³Ù¾±²õ³¾ [vij-, uh, -, lan, -tiz-, uh, m, vij, -, uh, -l, uh, n-tiz-, uh, m], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vigilante1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; from Spanish: literally, “vigilantâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vigilante1

C19: from Spanish, from Latin ±¹¾±²µ¾±±ôÄå°ù±ð to keep watch
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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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Matthew Murdock returns to us on a straighter path, choosing his daylight identity as a lawyer over his secret vigilante life.

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In “Killing Floor,†Child’s 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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The case attracted huge public attention, with Martin's supporters casting him as a man taking a stand to defend his home and others seeing him as a violent eccentric who turned vigilante.

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