vigilance committee

vig·i·lance com·mit·tee

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vij-uh-luh ns kuh-mit-ee]
- /ˈvɪdʒ ə ləns kəˈmɪt i/
- /ˈvɪdʒ.ɪ.ləns kəˈmɪti/

Definitions of vigilance committee words

noun vigilance committee an unauthorized committee of citizens organized for the maintenance of order and the summary punishment of crime in the absence of regular or efficient courts. 1
noun vigilance committee History/Historical. (in the South) an organization of citizens using extralegal means to control or intimidate blacks and abolitionists and, during the Civil War, to suppress Union loyalists. 1
noun vigilance committee (in the US) a self-appointed body of citizens organized to maintain order, punish crime, etc, where an efficient system of courts does not exist 0
noun vigilance committee a group organized outside of legal authority to keep order and punish crime because the usual law-enforcement agencies do not exist or are alleged to be inefficient 0
noun vigilance committee (US, historical) A group of private citizens who administered justice where they considered governmental structures to be inadequate. 0

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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