Trustee vs Vigilante - What's the difference?
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A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
To commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.
To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.