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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 first known use of vigilante was in 1856

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“Vigilante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilante. Accessed 10 Aug. 2020.

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