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vigilanteOne entry found. Main Entry: vig·i·lan·te Pronunciation: \ˌvi-jə-ˈlan-tē\ Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, watchman, guard, from vigilante vigilant, from Latin vigilant-, vigilans Date: 1856 : a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate); broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice — vig·i·lan·tism \-ˈlan-ˌti-zəm\ noun
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