vigilante

As nouns the difference between detective and vigilante

is that detective is detective (police officer who looks for evidence) while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As nouns the difference between vigilante and gang

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while gang is a gang, a team, a group.

As nouns the difference between vigilante and justice

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while justice is the title of a justice of court.

As a proper noun justice is

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As nouns the difference between vengeance and vigilante

is that vengeance is revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As nouns the difference between vigilante and superhero

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while superhero is any kind of fantasy/science fiction crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature.

As nouns the difference between revenge and vigilante

is that revenge is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As a verb revenge

is (reflexive) to take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.

As nouns the difference between guerrilla and vigilante

is that guerrilla is a non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As an adjective guerrilla

is (military) relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.

As nouns the difference between mercenary and vigilante

is that mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As an adjective mercenary

is motivated by private gain.

As nouns the difference between vigilante and safety

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while safety is the condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

As nouns the difference between paramilitary and vigilante

is that paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As an adjective paramilitary

is relating to a paramilitary.