vigilante

Example Sentences

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This has led most settlements in rural areas to set up vigilante groups – small bands of armed men who protect their villages.

From BBC

Have the bond vigilantes finally landed in Tokyo?

From The Wall Street Journal

But the bond vigilantes have been held at bay.

From Barron's

Its website stated that it did not support "vigilante behaviour, unauthorised activity, or attempts by individuals to take the law into their own hands".

From BBC

But with the Fed easing, don’t expect bond-market vigilantes to punish budget deficits or markets to crash.

From The Wall Street Journal