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vigilante noun[ C ] uk /ˌvɪdʒ.ɪˈlæn.ti/ us /ˌvɪdʒ.əˈlæn.t̬i/ a person who tries in an unofficial way to prevent crime, or to catch and punish someone who has committed a crime, especially because they do not think that official organizations, such as the police, are controlling crime effectively. Vigilantes usually join together to form groups.(尤指认为警方无法维持治安而自发组织起来的)治安会会员,治安维持者 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Punishing & punishments ankle bracelet ankle tag attach ball and chain bar be brought/called to accountidiom discipline endorsement fixed penalty flay flay someone aliveidiom get what's coming to youidiom gross misconduct penalty sentence skin someone aliveidiom slam dunk someone should be shotidiom sort sort something out
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vigilantism
vigilante | American Dictionary vigilante noun[ C ] us/ˌvɪdʒ·əˈlæn·ti/ a person who forces obedience to the law without legal authority to do so, or a member of a group that decides to force obedience to the law without official authority |