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vigilance committee

/ˈvɪdʒɪləns kəˈmɪti/

Traducción: Grupo de ciudadanos privados que se organizan para mantener el orden y castigar a delincuentes en zonas sin autoridades eficaces, especialmente en el Viejo Oeste estadounidense del siglo XIX.

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/ˈvɪdʒɪləns kəˈmɪti/C1formalamericanpoliticalobsoleto
  • esGrupo de ciudadanos privados que se organizan para mantener el orden y castigar a delincuentes en zonas sin autoridades eficaces, especialmente en el Viejo Oeste estadounidense del siglo XIX.

A historical term referring to a group of private citizens who organized themselves to maintain order and punish crime in areas lacking effective law enforcement, particularly in the American Old West during the 19th century.

  1. Self-appointed law enforcement groupC1formalamerican

    A group of private citizens who take it upon themselves to enforce law and order, often in the absence of effective official law enforcement.

    escomité de vigilancia

    • The vigilance committee was formed to combat the rising crime in the mining town.
    • Historically, vigilance committees often operated outside the legal system.
    • The town's vigilance committee disbanded after the sheriff's office was reestablished.