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one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
- the danger of these self-appointed vigilantes is that they sometimes go after innocent people
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The Words of the Week - 1/8/21
The Words of the Week - 1/8/21
Some of the words that defined the week ending January 8, 2021
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“Vigilante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilante. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of vigilante was in 1856
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