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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries自警団員
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jikeidan'in
"彼は街の治安を守るために自警団員として活動した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate.
"The neighborhood formed a group of vigilantes to patrol the streets at night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from American Spanish, where it means 'watchman, guard', from Spanish 'vigilante', present participle of 'vigilar' (to watch), ultimately from Latin 'vigil' (watchful).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "vigilante" is said worldwide
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justicier
Transliteration: justicier
"Le justicier a pris la défense des habitants du quartier."
Selbstjustizler
Transliteration: Selbstjustizler
"Die Polizei warnt davor, sich als Selbstjustizler zu betätigen."
giustiziere
Transliteration: giustiziere
"Il film racconta la storia di un misterioso giustiziere notturno."
justiciero
Transliteration: justiciero
"El justiciero enmascarado patrullaba la ciudad."
justiceiro
Transliteration: justiceiro
"O justiceiro decidiu fazer justiça com as próprias mãos."
स्वयं-नियुक्त रक्षक
Transliteration: swayam-niyukt rakshak
"उसने कानून अपने हाथ में लेकर एक स्वयं-नियुक्त रक्षक की तरह काम किया।"
民间治安队员
Transliteration: mínjiān zhì'ān duìyuán
"蝙蝠侠是一个打击犯罪的民间治安队员。"
자경단원
Transliteration: jagyengdanwon
"그 마을 사람들은 자경단원을 조직하여 밤마다 순찰을 돌았다."
自警団員
Transliteration: jikeidan'in
"彼は街の治安を守るために自警団員として活動した。"
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