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Meanings of vigilante justice in inglés

The (unlawful) retaliation for an injustice that the affected person carries out himself.

Usage of vigilante justice in inglés
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True, one can detect a taste for vigilante justice in many pictures.
The Irish Times
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Any watchdog effort is relegated to the realm of virtual vigilante justice.
Wired
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He didn't regret the kill; it hadn't been an act of vigilante justice.
The vampire hunter the vampire hunter the vampire hunter
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Smith said he left New Zealand to escape the " vigilante justice system".
Radio NZ
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It's not perfect, but vigilante justice is not the answer.
By reason of insanity
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She hoped the presence of a lawman might deter any attempt at vigilante justice.
Colorado abduction
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Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that " vigilante justice" would not be tolerated.
Radio NZ
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Opposition-held areas have also seen cases of vigilante justice.
Reuters
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What Zimring says it's really just a question of in some ways vigilante justice mentality.
The new yorker
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Somebody would pay; Americans would accept nothing less than old-fashioned vigilante justice on this one.
Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
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In broad terms I left New Zealand to escape the vigilante justice system that operates there.
Radio NZ
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The "Four Just Men" administer vigilante justice across state borders.
The Guardian
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And vigilante justice is nonetheless "justice" from outside the law.
Reuters
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Kangaroo courts with vigilante justice will accomplish nothing.
The Guardian
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Litigiousness, vigilante justice, use of force, and "getting away with it" are now extolled.
Financial Crime and Corruption
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The show combines government surveillance to stop terrorist attacks with an eccentric hacker billionaire and vigilante justice.
Wired
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