vigilante

• 名词，指自发维护治安、自行执法的人，通常是 vigilante committee（治安维持会）的成员，在没有合法授权的情况下自行惩罚或制裁其认定的罪犯，以求伸张正义。

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.

   义警

   • 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.

   同义词avenger