Vigilante

What do we mean by vigilante?

A person who is not a member of law enforcement but who pursues and punishes persons suspected of lawbreaking. noun

A member of a vigilance committee. noun

A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighbourhood. noun

Member of a vigilance committee noun

A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

Individual who decides to take the law into his or her own hands. Usually due to incompetence by autority or individuals who can't deal with the issue. Urban Dictionary

Na na na na na BATMAN...... Basically, when law enforcement is doing a shit job beacuse.... A) There is to much crime B) They are confined by the law in some way C) They are corrupt D) They are stupid and just don't care Someone rises above all the bullshit and beats the ever living fuck out of the "bad guys" AKA criminals and yes this includes woman... I don't want to be sexist. I mean seriously? Haley Quinn anyone? They rescue the victims, and disappear into the shadows. Like BATMAN!!!!! ;) Urban Dictionary

The one who will mend what has fallen apart when the laws of man have become obsolete with bloated bureaucracy and only serve the rich and powerful. Urban Dictionary

Adam Holland. National Treasure. Vigilante Hero. Urban Dictionary

Lawlerstalker! in the trees! Urban Dictionary

An individual(who without legal authority) takes the law into their own hands in order to suppress criminal activity with violent tactics Urban Dictionary

Doing good while being bad Urban Dictionary

The best darn hodunk cheesy sheriff cowboi man in all of Pizza Tower. Urban Dictionary

An outlaw who punishes lawbreakers personally and illegally instead or relying on the inadequate law enforcers of society. A vigilante could be either a robin hood-ish rescuer of the weak and destitute, a suspect-zero-ish killer of other killers, or a borderline insane killer of "bad people" (se7en). Urban Dictionary

What happens when "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" is completely ignored and being declared guilty by the Court of Public Opinion reaches its logical conclusion. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to vigilante:
vigilante, vigilant, vigilance, vigilantes, vigilancy, vigilantly, violante, visitante.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word vigilante:
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Words that rhyme with vigilante:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe vigilante:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective vigilante:
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Words that sound like vigilante:
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