Definitions for vigilance committee

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vig′ilance commit`tee(n.)

an unauthorized group of citizens organized to maintain order and mete out punishment in the absence of a regular court.
Category: Law

Origin of vigilance committee:

1825–35, Amer.

Princeton's WordNet

vigilance committee(noun)
a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist

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