vigilance committee

vigilance committee

n. A volunteer group of citizens that without authority assumes powers such as pursuing and punishing those suspected of lawbreaking.

vigilance committee

n (in the US) a self-appointed body of citizens organized to maintain order, punish crime, etc, where an efficient system of courts does not exist

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. [1825–35, Amer.]

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vigilance committee - a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not existcitizens committee, committee - a self-constituted organization to promote something

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