vigilance committee
vigilance committee · vigilance committees
A group of private citizens who administered justice where they considered…A group of private citizens who administered justice where they considered governmental structures to be inadequate.
Meaning
1 senses(US, historical)A group of private citizens who administered justice where they considered governmental structures to be inadequate.
More definitions
- a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist
Forms
plural: vigilance committees| Singular | vigilance committee |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvigilante