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What is the best definition you can infer for the word "vigilante"

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any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
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A vigilante is a "member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate" according to the dictionary.
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