vigilante

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona que forma parte de un comité de vigilancia o que toma la justicia por su mano, a menudo para hacer cumplir la ley o castigar a presuntos delincuentes sin autoridad legal.

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.

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   • 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.

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