vigilantes
noun/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlæntiːz/
Frequency rank: #14,833 most common English word
Meaning
people who enforce the law themselves without legal authority.
Example sentence
The neighborhood was patrolled by vigilantes who took the law into their own hands.
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