Английский Этимологический словарь - vigilante
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Vigilante
vigilante
- 1856, Amer.Eng., from Sp. vigilante, lit. "watchman," from L. vigilantem (see vigilance).
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~ n a member of an official group of people who join together to catch or punish criminals, usually because they think the police are ineffective ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(vigilantes) Vigilantes are people who organize themselves into an unofficial group to protect their community and to catch and punish criminals. ...vigilante patrols. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Spanish, watchman, guard, from ~ vigilant, from Latin vigilant-, vigilans Date: 1856 a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate); broadly a self-appointed doer of justice • vigilantism noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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noun amer. виджиланте, член комитета бдительности VIGILANTE gang = vigilance committee VIGNETTE fr. 1. noun виньетка 2. v. рисовать виньетки ...Англо-русский словарь
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