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|pos= ''n''  /vɪdʒɪˈlanti/, /vɪdʒɪˈlanteɪ/
|1= a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish others.
|2= any criminal who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
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A '''vigilante''' is a self-appointed doer of justice [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=vigilantes&x=0&y=0]. In the boylover community, the term is especially used for people that practice [[legal entrapment]], [[outing|out]] boylovers, or by other means try to make boylovers' lives miserable or unbearable.
A '''vigilante''' is a self-appointed doer of justice [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=vigilantes&x=0&y=0]. In the boylover community, the term is especially used for people that practice [[legal entrapment]], [[outing|out]] boylovers, or by other means try to make boylovers' lives miserable or unbearable.
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Vigilante]]
*[[:Category:Vigilante organizations]]
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 21 September 2015

This is a dictionary entry. The main entry can be found at Vigilantism
BoyWiki Dictionary: Vigilante (dictionary)
n /vɪdʒɪˈlanti/, /vɪdʒɪˈlanteɪ/

¹ a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish others.

² any criminal who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.


A vigilante is a self-appointed doer of justice [1]. In the boylover community, the term is especially used for people that practice legal entrapment, out boylovers, or by other means try to make boylovers' lives miserable or unbearable.

See also