noun
- a person who takes law enforcement into their own hands without legal authority
Examples
- The vigilante decided to patrol the neighborhood after several break-ins.
- Police warned citizens not to act as vigilantes during the crime wave.
- The masked vigilante left the criminal tied up for authorities to find.
- Vigilante justice often leads to innocent people being wrongly accused.
- The town formed a vigilante group to deal with cattle rustlers.
- Movies often portray vigilantes as heroes fighting corruption.