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VIGILANTE

a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)

The meaning of the word vigilante is a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate).

Random words

WordMeaning
deliriuman acute (see acute
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
groucha fit of bad temper
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
delusivelikely to delude
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile