vig|i|lan|te

vig|i|lan|te
vig|i|lan|te «VIHJ uh LAN tee», noun.
1. U.S. a member of a vigilance committee.
2. a person who acts outside of legal authority, often using violence, usurping the role of police or law enforcement.
[American English < Spanish vigilante (literally) watchman < Latin vigilāns; see etym. under vigilant (Cf.vigilant)]

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  • vig·i·lan·te — /ˌvıʤəˈlænti/ noun, pl tes [count] : a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish criminals often used before another noun vigilante groups vigilante justice …   Useful english dictionary

  • lan — lan·ac; lan·ark·ite; lan·ark·shire; lan·as; lan·cas·ter; lan·cas·te·ri·an; lan·ce·o·lar; lan·ce·o·late; lan·cet; lan·cet·ed; lan·cha; lan·chow; lan·ci·form; lan·ci·nate; lan·dau; lan·dau·let; lan·des·ite; lan·dol·phia; lan·dry s; lan·ga·ha;… …   English syllables

  • vig — gra·vig·ra·da; grundt·vig·ian·ism; in·vig·i·late; in·vig·i·la·tion; in·vig·i·la·tor; in·vig·or; in·vig·o·rate; in·vig·o·ra·tion; in·vig·o·ra·tor; re·vig·or·ate; vig·il; vig·i·lance; vig·i·lant; vig·i·lan·te; vig·i·lan·tism; vig·i·lant·ly;… …   English syllables

  • vigilante — vig·i·lan·te …   English syllables

  • vigilante — vig•i•lan•te [[t]ˌvɪdʒ əˈlæn ti[/t]] n. pl. tes 1) gov law a member of a vigilance committee 2) law any person who assumes the authority of the law, as by avenging a crime • Etymology: 1825–35;< Sp: vigilant vig i•lan′tism, n …   From formal English to slang

  • vigilante — vig|i|lan|te [ˌvıdʒıˈlænti] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Spanish; Origin: person who keeps watch, guard , from Latin vigilans; VIGILANT] someone who illegally punishes criminals and tries to prevent crime, usually because they think the police are not… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vigilante — vig|i|lan|te [ ,vıdʒı lænti ] noun count someone who tries to catch and punish criminals by themselves, without waiting for the police: Local residents are forming their own vigilante groups …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vigilantism — vig·i·lan·tism …   English syllables

  • Invigilance — In*vig i*lance, Invigilancy In*vig i*lan*cy, n. [in not + vigilance: cf. OF. invigilance.] Lack of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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