Vigilante
noun
A person who punishes people for wrongdoing independently of the legal authority.
He became a vigilante after the police failed to catch the thief.
Often appears as...
- vigilante justice
- vigilante group
noun
A person who punishes people for wrongdoing independently of the legal authority.
He became a vigilante after the police failed to catch the thief.
Often appears as...
- vigilante justice
- vigilante group
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Extra-legal Activity
Vigilante relates to actions taken outside legal boundaries, often due to a lack of trust in law enforcement.
The townspeople formed a vigilante group to handle the crime wave.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Although trying to deliver justice, 'vigilante' often has a negative connotation suggesting recklessness or illegality.
The man's vigilante efforts to catch the vandal landed him in trouble with the law.
Pro Tip 3/3Pop Culture Hero
In films and comics, a vigilante often has a heroic image, fighting crime when institutions fail.
The character dressed as a bat is a vigilante fighting against the corruption in his city.
Pro Tip 1/3Extra-legal Activity
Vigilante relates to actions taken outside legal boundaries, often due to a lack of trust in law enforcement.
The townspeople formed a vigilante group to handle the crime wave.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Although trying to deliver justice, 'vigilante' often has a negative connotation suggesting recklessness or illegality.
The man's vigilante efforts to catch the vandal landed him in trouble with the law.
Pro Tip 3/3Pop Culture Hero
In films and comics, a vigilante often has a heroic image, fighting crime when institutions fail.
The character dressed as a bat is a vigilante fighting against the corruption in his city.
Pro Tip 1/3Extra-legal Activity
Vigilante relates to actions taken outside legal boundaries, often due to a lack of trust in law enforcement.
The townspeople formed a vigilante group to handle the crime wave.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Although trying to deliver justice, 'vigilante' often has a negative connotation suggesting recklessness or illegality.
The man's vigilante efforts to catch the vandal landed him in trouble with the law.
Pro Tip 3/3Pop Culture Hero
In films and comics, a vigilante often has a heroic image, fighting crime when institutions fail.
The character dressed as a bat is a vigilante fighting against the corruption in his city.
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How to raise a Black son...
and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women, have had their lives taken at the hands of police and vigilante. These events and all that has transpired after them
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A path to security for...
and they go into business for themselves. In Venezuela, nearly one in three murders is by the security services. Now, the poor are hit hardest by violence all over the world, but they're hardly going to turn to such predatory cops for help. So they tend to form vigilante groups.
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The laws that sex...
ordinary citizens took it as a cue to start carrying out vigilante attacks against people working on the street. In Sweden, opinion surveys show that significantly more people want sex workers to be arrested now than before the law was brought in. If prohibition is this harmful,
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The 3,000-year history...
was shot by a neighborhood vigilante, and Million Hoodie Marches happened all over the United States, in which people wore hoodies with the hood up and marched in the streets against this kind of prejudice. It doesn't happen that often
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
that nothing contaminates the dna keras needed to find the y chromosome the one that males typically have and females don't luboy paprika vigilante any attempts to isolate the y chromosome from the sample were unsuccessful
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Payback Time PIPE Crowd...
this one right here yes this is the bad guy okay we have completely blocked them in if this beige SUV wants to get out they will not be able to yeah it's a little bit of vigilante justice here in
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The Guerilla Cyclists of...
cape i was an ordinary citizen until one day i went to a lucha libre match you know the mexican wrestling and i decided to get a mask a cape and to be the pedestrian vigilante of mexico city
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Ugly history: The 1937...
The government tried to disclaim responsibility and blame the killings on vigilante civilians, but Trujillo was condemned internationally. Eventually, the Dominican government
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The Pirate's Perspective...
long been blurred the first pirates were actually fishermen turned vigilante they attacked foreign boats they believed were fishing illegally in
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Anand Giridharadas: A...
"Where are you from?" he asks. "Excuse me?" Raisuddin answers. His accent betrays him. The tattooed man, a self-styled true American vigilante,
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How to raise a Black son...
and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women, have had their lives taken at the hands of police and vigilante. These events and all that has transpired after them
Video examples
A path to security for...
and they go into business for themselves. In Venezuela, nearly one in three murders is by the security services. Now, the poor are hit hardest by violence all over the world, but they're hardly going to turn to such predatory cops for help. So they tend to form vigilante groups.
Video examples
The laws that sex...
ordinary citizens took it as a cue to start carrying out vigilante attacks against people working on the street. In Sweden, opinion surveys show that significantly more people want sex workers to be arrested now than before the law was brought in. If prohibition is this harmful,
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The 3,000-year history...
was shot by a neighborhood vigilante, and Million Hoodie Marches happened all over the United States, in which people wore hoodies with the hood up and marched in the streets against this kind of prejudice. It doesn't happen that often
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
that nothing contaminates the dna keras needed to find the y chromosome the one that males typically have and females don't luboy paprika vigilante any attempts to isolate the y chromosome from the sample were unsuccessful
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Payback Time PIPE Crowd...
this one right here yes this is the bad guy okay we have completely blocked them in if this beige SUV wants to get out they will not be able to yeah it's a little bit of vigilante justice here in
Video examples
The Guerilla Cyclists of...
cape i was an ordinary citizen until one day i went to a lucha libre match you know the mexican wrestling and i decided to get a mask a cape and to be the pedestrian vigilante of mexico city
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Ugly history: The 1937...
The government tried to disclaim responsibility and blame the killings on vigilante civilians, but Trujillo was condemned internationally. Eventually, the Dominican government
Video examples
The Pirate's Perspective...
long been blurred the first pirates were actually fishermen turned vigilante they attacked foreign boats they believed were fishing illegally in
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Anand Giridharadas: A...
"Where are you from?" he asks. "Excuse me?" Raisuddin answers. His accent betrays him. The tattooed man, a self-styled true American vigilante,
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Donna Leon
American Author
I find the idea of vigilante justice very attractive. I like the idea that the murderer decides that this person has gone too far, and nothing will happen to him unless she does something to stop him.
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Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
Yes, I enjoyed my share of fantasy fiction series and comics. Among superheroes, Spiderman was my favorite. I always had this fascination for costume-clad vigilante who would come and save the day!
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David Lloyd
British Artist
When we were talking about this, an idea for this master vigilante, it was an urban guerilla. One of my ideas was that he would be a member of the police force who turned on the government.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
A lot of these types of films - the vigilante or revenge drama - were so popular in the '70s because there was a feeling in the culture of loss of control.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
I really believe that carpet-bombing, bombing civilian populations, is a form of terror - it's state terror as opposed to vigilante terrorism.
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Jeff Berwick
Canadian Businessman
There is no point in being a bond vigilante if you cannot influence governments and central banks by selling bonds.
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DeAndre Jordan
American Athlete
I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.
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John Wesley Shipp
American Actor
I don't want The Flash to become a vigilante. I don't want him to abuse the power.
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Ricky Gervais
English Writer
I love UFC, vigilante films, and any acts of merciless heroism.
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Action Bronson
American Musician
I'm rap's vigilante. I'm out for justice.
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Donna Leon
American Author
I find the idea of vigilante justice very attractive. I like the idea that the murderer decides that this person has gone too far, and nothing will happen to him unless she does something to stop him.
Quote examples
Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
Yes, I enjoyed my share of fantasy fiction series and comics. Among superheroes, Spiderman was my favorite. I always had this fascination for costume-clad vigilante who would come and save the day!
Quote examples
David Lloyd
British Artist
When we were talking about this, an idea for this master vigilante, it was an urban guerilla. One of my ideas was that he would be a member of the police force who turned on the government.
Quote examples
James Wan
Australian Producer
A lot of these types of films - the vigilante or revenge drama - were so popular in the '70s because there was a feeling in the culture of loss of control.
Quote examples
Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
I really believe that carpet-bombing, bombing civilian populations, is a form of terror - it's state terror as opposed to vigilante terrorism.
Quote examples
Jeff Berwick
Canadian Businessman
There is no point in being a bond vigilante if you cannot influence governments and central banks by selling bonds.
Quote examples
DeAndre Jordan
American Athlete
I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.
Quote examples
John Wesley Shipp
American Actor
I don't want The Flash to become a vigilante. I don't want him to abuse the power.
Quote examples
Ricky Gervais
English Writer
I love UFC, vigilante films, and any acts of merciless heroism.
Quote examples
Action Bronson
American Musician
I'm rap's vigilante. I'm out for justice.
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