Definitions for vigilantism
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vig•i•lan•teˌvɪdʒ əˈlæn ti(n.)(pl.)-tes.
a member of a vigilance committee.
Category: Government, Law
any person who assumes the authority of the law, as by avenging a crime.
Category: Law
Origin of vigilante:
1825–35;< Sp: vigilant
vig`i•lan′tism(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
vigilantism(noun)
the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws
Wiktionary
vigilantism(Noun)
the activities of a vigilante
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