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   vigilantism

   /ˌvɪdʒɪˈlantɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. law enforcement undertaken without legal authority by a self-appointed group of people: "the message here is not to encourage vigilantism"

   Word Origin 1930s: from vigilante + -ism.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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