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Vigilante
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an individual or group of individuals who take the law into their own hands, acting outside the legal system to enforce their version of justice or address perceived wrongs
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Example
The masked vigilante patrolled the streets at night, seeking to bring justice to those he believed had escaped the legal system.
The community debated the ethics of a group of citizens who acted as vigilantes to address alleged corruption within local government.
The town was divided over the actions of a vigilante who took it upon himself to apprehend suspected thieves.
