English Dictionary

vigilante

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌvɪd͡ʒ.ɪˈlæn.ti/

名詞

A member of a vigilance committee. [from 19th c.] / A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

日本語の意味

自警団員 / 法の権限外で暴力を用い、犯罪の罰や私的正義を遂行する者

The vigilante patrolled the dusty streets at dawn to keep order in the frontier town.

その自警団員は辺境の町で秩序を守るため、夜明けに埃っぽい通りを見回した。

意味（1）

A member of a vigilance committee. [from 19th c.]

意味（2）

A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

vigilantes （ plural ）