vigilante

• Nom désignant une personne qui, sans être mandatée par la loi, se fait justice elle-même, souvent pour punir des présumés délinquants ou rétablir l'ordre, notamment au sein d'un groupe d'autodéfense.

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.

   justicier autoproclamé

   • 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.

   Synonymesavenger