vigilante

The definition of a vigilante is a person who takes the law into his or her own hands.

(noun)

An example of a vigilante is a person who makes it his mission to kill murderers.

See vigilante in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a member of a vigilance committee
any individual who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

Origin: Sp, watchman, orig., vigilant

See vigilante in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Spanish, watchman, vigilante

Origin: , from Latin vigilāns, vigilant-

Origin: , present participle of vigilāre, to be watchful

Origin: , from vigil, watchful; see weg- in Indo-European roots

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