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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vig•i•lan•te /ˌvɪdʒəˈlænti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tes. - Lawa person who takes on for himself or herself the authority of the law, as by avenging a crime or trying to prevent crime when the law does not or cannot respond.
vig•i•lan•tism /ˌvɪdʒəˈlæntɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vig•i•lan•te (vij′ə lan′tē),USA pronunciation n. - Government, Lawa member of a vigilance committee.
- Government, Lawany person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
adj. - Government, Lawdone violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures:vigilante justice.
- Spanish: vigilant
- 1825–35, American.;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vigilante /ˌvɪdʒɪˈlæntɪ/ n - Also called: vigilance man US a member of a vigilance committee
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish, from Latin vigilāre to keep watch |