- vigilante
- noun /vɪdʒɪˈlanti,vɪdʒɪˈlanteɪ/A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighbourhood.
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Vigilante — Entwickler … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vigilante 8 — Éditeur Activision Développeur Luxoflux Date de sortie 4 juin … Wikipédia en Français
Vigilante 8 — Разработчик Luxoflux Издатель Activision Дата выпуска 4 июня, 1998 Жанр Veh … Википедия
vigilante — Someone who takes the law into his or her own hands by seizing someone and attempting to convict and punish the supposed criminal. Category: Criminal Law Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill … Law dictionary
vigilante (1) — {{hw}}{{vigilante (1)}{{/hw}}A part. pres. di vigilare ; anche agg. Che vigila. B s. m. e f. Addetto alla vigilanza di qlco. vigilante (2) {{hw}}{{vigilante (2)}{{/hw}}Appartenente a corpi privati di sorveglianti o guardie … Enciclopedia di italiano
vigilante — member of a vigilance committee, 1856, Amer.Eng., from Sp. vigilante, lit. watchman, from L. vigilantem (see VIGILANCE (Cf. vigilance)). Vigilant man in same sense is attested from 1824 in a Missouri context. Vigilance committees kept informal… … Etymology dictionary
vigilante — (Del lat. vigĭlans, antis). 1. adj. Que vigila. 2. Que vela o está despierto. 3. com. Persona encargada de velar por algo. 4. Agente de Policía. vigilante jurado. m. Persona contratada para guardar y proteger los bienes privados … Diccionario de la lengua española
vigilante — adj. 2 g. 1. Que vigia ou está com atenção. = ATENTO, CAUTELOSO, DILIGENTE • s. 2 g. 2. Pessoa que vigia. ‣ Etimologia: latim vigilans, antis … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
vigilante — ► NOUN ▪ a member of a self appointed group of people who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority. DERIVATIVES vigilantism noun. ORIGIN from Spanish, vigilant … English terms dictionary
vigilante — ☆ vigilante [vij΄ə lan′tē, vij΄əlän′tē ] n. [Sp, watchman, orig., vigilant] 1. a member of a vigilance committee 2. any individual who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc … English World dictionary
Vigilante — A vigilante is a person who ignores due process of law and enacts their own form of justice in response to a perception of insufficient response by the authorities. Several groups and individuals have been labeled as vigilantes by various… … Wikipedia
