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单词 vigilante
释义

vigilante

[ vij-uh-lan-tee ]
/ ˌvɪdʒ əˈlæn ti /
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noun

a member of a vigilance committee.
any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.

adjective

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

Origin of vigilante

1825–35, Americanism;<Spanish: vigilant

OTHER WORDS FROM vigilante

vig·i·lan·te·ism, vig·i·lan·tism [vij-uh-lan-tiz-uhm, vij-uh-luhn-tiz-uhm], /ˌvɪdʒ əˈlæn tɪz əm, ˈvɪdʒ ə lənˌtɪz əm/, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vigilante

vigilant, vigilante

Words nearby vigilante

vigil, vigilambulism, vigilance, vigilance committee, vigilant, vigilante, vigilantism, Vigilius, vigil light, Vigil Mass, vigintillion
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British Dictionary definitions for vigilante

vigilante
/ (ˌvɪdʒɪˈlæntɪ) /

noun

one of an organized group of citizens who take upon themselves the protection of their district, properties, etc
Also called: vigilance man US a member of a vigilance committee

Word Origin for vigilante

C19: from Spanish, from Latin vigilāre to keep watch
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