| 单词 | vigilante |
| 释义 | vigilante (once / 6876 pages) n If you’re a vigilante, you might take the law into your own hands by trying to catch or punish someone in your own way. If you wrestle jaywalkers down to the ground, you might be called a vigilante. Vigilante is a form of the word "vigilant," which means keeping a watchful or close eye on events and people. Sometimes a vigilante will make news for catching a criminal, and sometimes vigilante groups form to target crimes in a bad neighborhood. A common combined use is "vigilante justice," meaning a form of law-keeping outside of the official channels of police and the courts. WORD FAMILYvigilante: vigilantes, vigilantism USAGE EXAMPLESParanoia became the national mood and vigilante surveillance the national pastime. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) The remainder are still under police investigation and are widely attributed to vigilantes, some of which activists believe are hired assassins working for the authorities. Reuters(Dec 21, 2016) He also said “there is surprisingly little information on actual prosecutions” over recent killings, despite police investigations into thousands of killings by vigilantes. Time(Dec 20, 2016) n member of a vigilance committee Syn|Hyper vigilance man unpaid worker, volunteer a person who performs voluntary work |
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