Vocabulary
Vigilantism
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
law enforcement undertaken without legal authority by a self-appointed group of people
Urdu meaning
تحفظ امن کا کوئی رکن
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The latest case of savage vigilantism saw a 46-year-old Ahmadi man lynched by, according to police, TLP supporters who stormed the community`s place of worship in Karachi`s Saddar area.
- But there can be no space for the ferocious vigilantism of extremist groups, which use emotive issues to stay in the headlines.
- This has come back to haunt the country in the form of not only religiously inspired militancy but also vigilantism in society, the misuse of blasphemy laws, forced conversions, desecration of religious places, etc.
- This has come back to haunt the country in the form of not only religiously inspired militancy but also vigilantism in society, the misuse of blasphemy laws, forced conversions, desecration of religious places, etc.
- `Mob justice` and vigilantism are on the rise.
Synonyms
avenger, castigator, chastiser
Antonyms
ransomer, redeemer, vindicator
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