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vigilanteism

vigilanteism is the alternative spelling of vigilantism.

Meaning of vigilantism

Noun

vigilantism (countable and uncountable, plural vigilantisms)

  1. The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.
    • Mr Shapiro also criticised the way Israel governs in the occupied lands, saying “too much Israeli vigilantism in the West Bank goes unchecked,” he said.2016 February 6, James Zogby, “Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace”, in The National, archived from the original on 22 May 2021, retrieved 08 Feb 2016

Origin of vigilanteism

From vigilante + -ism.

Questions about vigilanteism

What is vigilanteism the alternative spelling of?
Vigilanteism is the alternative spelling of vigilantism.

Words near vigilanteism in the dictionary

  1. vigilances
  2. vigilancies
  3. vigilancy
  4. vigilant
  5. vigilante
  6. vigilanteism
  7. vigilantelike
  8. vigilantes
  9. Vigilantian
  10. vigilantism
  11. vigilantisms

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