Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Development of the Plains.
A citizen who takes the law into their own hands to punish suspected criminals, often because formal law enforcement is weak or absent.
Vigilante appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for The American West, especially Development of the Plains and Development of Settlement.
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