"vigilantism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vigilantisms [plural]
Etymology: vigilante + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vigilante|ism}} vigilante + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vigilantism (countable and uncountable, plural vigilantisms)
  1. The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: vigilanteism Translations (activities of vigilante): vigilantismi (Finnish), omankädenoikeus (Finnish), Vigilantismus [masculine] (German), Vigilantentum [neuter] (German), Selbstjustiz [feminine] (German), önbíráskodás (Hungarian), önkéntes/önjelölt polgárőrség (Hungarian), önkényes igazságosztás/rendfenntartás (Hungarian), vigilantizmus (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-vigilantism-en-noun-7EPlMyuE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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