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noun
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.
History/Historical. (in the South) an organization of citizens using extralegal means to control or intimidate Black people and abolitionists and, during the Civil War, to suppress Union loyalists.
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Origin of vigilance committee
An Americanism dating back to 1825â35
Words nearby vigilance committee
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British Dictionary definitions for vigilance committee
vigilance committee
noun
(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
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