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vigilantes
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vigilantes in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of vigilantes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of vigilantes in a Sentence
We cannot allow racist and armed vigilantes to kidnap and detain people seeking asylum, we urge you to immediately investigate this atrocious and unlawful conduct.
The gunmen killed 15 people, mostly youth vigilantes who keep watch on the village against Boko Haram attacks.
The suicide bombing took place at the entrance of Bodo. Two women bombers wanted to get to the market place but they were stopped by vigilantes.
We appreciate the gallant efforts of the Nigerian military, hunters and vigilantes that saw the liberation of our towns.
This is a dangerous felon who should not have weapons around children and families, today's arrest by The FBI indicates clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes.
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