vigilante

vig·i·lan·te  (vj-lnt)

n.

1. One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands.

2. A member of a vigilance committee.

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[Spanish, watchman, vigilante, from Latin vigilns, vigilant-, present participle of vigilre, to be watchful, from vigil, watchful; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]

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vigi·lantism (-lntz-m), vigi·lante·ism (-t-zm) n.

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vigilante [vij-ill-ant-ee]

Noun

a person who takes it upon himself or herself to enforce the law [Spanish, from Latin vigilare to keep watch]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vigilante - member of a vigilance committee       vigilance man unpaid worker, volunteer - a person who performs voluntary work

Translations

vigilante [vɪdʒɪˈlæntɪ] n → vecino/a que se toma la justicia por su mano

vigilante [vɪdʒɪˈlæntɪ] n → justicier ou membre d'un groupe d'autodéfense

vigilante [vɪdʒɪˈlæntɪ] n → Mitglied einer Selbstschutzorganisation oder Bürgerwehr

adj [group, patrol] → Bürgerwehr-, Selbstschutz-

vigilante [vɪdʒɪˈlæntɪ] n → cittadino che si fa giustizia da solo