Examples of vigilance committee in a Sentence
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Some vigilance committees were more formal and endured for months, years even.
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David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
But many vigilance committees existed briefly in response to singular, serious crimes, like cattle rustling or murder.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell.
—Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
But many vigilance committees existed briefly in response to singular, serious crimes, like cattle rustling or murder.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell.
—Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of vigilance committee was
in 1835
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“Vigilance committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance%20committee. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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