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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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Revision as of 12:43, 8 February 2014
| BoyWiki Dictionary: Vigilante (dictionary) |
| n /vɪdʒɪˈlanti/, /vɪdʒɪˈlanteɪ/ |
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¹ a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish others. |
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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.
