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

  • (..) She's downstairs, sedated. I need you to take her home. Well, we both care for Rachel, but what you're doing has to be beyond that. It can't be personal, or you're just a vigilante. - Is Fox still here? - Yes, sir. We need to send these people away. Those are Bruce Wayne's guests. (..)
    2005 Batman Begins
  • (..) who shares his hatred of evil... ...and wishes to serve true justice. The path of the League of Shadows. - You're vigilantes. - No, no, no. A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man... (..)
    2005 Batman Begins