vigilantism

noun
🔊/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlæntɪzəm/
🔊/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlæntɪzəm/
[uncountable] (sometimes disapproving)
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  1. the activity of being a vigilante; the practice of having vigilantes in a placeTopics Crime and punishmentc2