Similar words: vigilant, vigilante, vigilantly, vigilance, invigilate, invigilator, antisemitism, anti-semitism. Meaning: n. the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws.
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1 But it legitimises a form of vigilantism, of taking the law into one's own hands, which provides "justice" only of the crudest sort.
2 While the vigilantism has been praised by some as evidence of neighborhood unity, others see it as an illustration of a nation that continues to spiral out of control.
3 Vigilantism would not be thwarted ... simply by orders of a court suppression on his name.
4 As part of his maddened vigilantism, Durron ensured that another Sun Crusher would never be built by using the Force to tear all knowledge of the superweapon project from Qwi Xux's vulnerable mind.
5 The targets of the Gulabi Gang's 16)vigilantism are corrupt officials and violent husbands.
6 Will the Chinese people rise above cyber- vigilantism and use the Internet to build a just and fair society governed by accountable leaders?
7 They claim notification exposes offenders who have served prison time to vigilantism, harassment, physical harm,(www.Sentencedict.com) job-loss and public shame.
8 The book is the same premise, with hilariously contrived justification for vigilantism and graphic depictions of the protagonist-killing scumbags.
9 Zhang created a site, orionchris.cn, that included the so-called "death blog" and essentially led to the vigilantism.
10 In other words, as journalists often like to point out, online feuds lead to vigilantism, and missteps on Chinese soil can draw the wrath of Chinese hackers.
11 The onus is now on the Libyan people to show restraint and respect for the rule of law in dealing with regime officials and soldiers, and to refrain from vigilantism and retributive justice.
12 There has been recurrent talk by the government of registering all Internet users, and many worry that a wave of online threats and vigilantism could serve as a pretext to impose new limits on users.
13 The first film certainly hinted at this possibility, thrusting the hero and his alter-ego into a world where Wayne's frivolity was as despised as Batman's vigilantism .
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