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单词 vigilantism
释义

vigilantism

/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlantɪz(ə)m /
noun [mass noun]
Law enforcement undertaken without legal authority by a self-appointed group of people: the message here is not to encourage vigilantism...
  • He says criminologists note the ease with which public hysteria can turn into vigilantism.
  • From the moment of the judge's admonition, the nature of vigilantism in Montana changed.
  • I don't believe in vigilantism or the violation of anybody's rights.

Origin

1930s: from vigilante + -ism.

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