vigilante

• Substantiv für eine Person, die als Mitglied einer Bürgerwehr oder auf eigene Faust das Gesetz in die Hand nimmt, oft um Gerechtigkeit wiederherzustellen oder vermeintliche Straftäter zu bestrafen.

A noun referring to a person who is a member of a vigilance committee or who takes the law into their own hands, often to enforce justice or punish perceived wrongdoers.

1. Self-appointed law enforcerC1formal

   A person who takes the law into their own hands, often as part of a group, to punish perceived criminals or enforce their own sense of justice.

   Selbstjustizler

   • The vigilante group patrolled the streets at night.
   • He acted as a vigilante, tracking down the thief himself.
   • The movie tells the story of a vigilante who fights corruption.

   Synonymeavenger