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Word: Vigilantism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: from vigilante + -ism
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌvɪdʒɪˈlantɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
law enforcement undertaken without legal authority by a self-appointed group of people
Short Definition:law enforcement undertaken without legal authority
Examples:- the message here is not to encourage vigilantism
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