vigilantism

vigilantism
Taking the law into one's own hands and attempting to effect justice according to one's own understanding of right and wrong; action taken by a voluntary association of persons who organize themselves for the purpose of protecting a common interest, such as liberty, property, or personal security; action taken by an individual or group to protest existing law; action taken by an individual or group to enforce a higher law than that enacted by society's designated lawmaking institutions; private enforcement of legal norms in the absence of an established, reliable, and effective law enforcement body.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


vigilantism
Taking the law into one's own hands and attempting to effect justice according to one's own understanding of right and wrong; action taken by a voluntary association of persons who organize themselves for the purpose of protecting a common interest, such as liberty, property, or personal security; action taken by an individual or group to protest existing law; action taken by an individual or group to enforce a higher law than that enacted by society's designated lawmaking institutions; private enforcement of legal norms in the absence of an established, reliable, and effective law enforcement body.

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  • vigilantism — noun see vigilante …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vigilantism — noun the activities of a vigilante …   Wiktionary

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  • vigilantism — n. actions and principles of a vigilance committee; characteristic behavior and attitudes of a vigilante …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vigilantism — vig·i·lan·tism …   English syllables

  • vigilantism — /vɪdʒəˈlæntɪzəm/ (say vijuh lantizuhm) noun the methods, practices and attitudes associated with vigilantes, such as intolerance, bigotry, racism, etc …  

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