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VIGILANTISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vigilantism mean?
• VIGILANTISM (noun)
The noun VIGILANTISM has 1 sense:
1. the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws
Familiarity information: VIGILANTISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("vigilantism" is a kind of...):
law enforcement (ensuring obedience to the laws)
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