vigilante

Definition

  • noun: a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish criminals
  • noun: a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
  • often used before another noun

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) a statement in support of the... cause. I'm sorry? Wow. Pretty girl. Bad habit. Don't quote me, alright? What's your position on the bat vigilante in Gotham? Daily Planet. Wait, do I own this one? Or was that the other guy? Civil liberties has been trampled on in your city. (..)
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  • (..) Not all I'm sure. Good evening. DEVICE CLONING SUCCESSFUL It's like a man reign of terror. This bat vigilante has been consistently targeting the port and the adjacent projects and tenements. And as far as I can tell the cops are actually helping him. (..)
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice