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English term or phrase:	vigilante
German translation:	Bürgerwehr
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

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17:28 Jan 21, 2002

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English term or phrase: vigilante

somebody is a vigilante
Same as the "German" Vigilant (Wächter)? Does anybody know a good German word for vigilante?
Please forgive my tired brain...

Nicole Worbis KudoZ activity Questions: 171 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 12
Local time: 08:20

Bürgerwehr

Explanation:
This is one German term describing civilians enforcing the law.

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:20

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Bürgerwehr

Kim Metzger

4 +1

Ordnungshüter

Ingrid Grzeszik

Mitglied einer Selbstschutzorganisation, Ordnungshüter

Christine Healy-Rendel

Selbstschutzverband, Bürgerwehr

pschmitt

Mitglied eines Selbstschutzverbandes

Evi Zierlein

Aufseher, Bewacher (Bürgergarde)

Elisa Capelão

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peer agreement (net): +2

Bürgerwehr

Explanation:
This is one German term describing civilians enforcing the law.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Thanks!

5 mins confidence:

Aufseher, Bewacher (Bürgergarde)

Explanation:
those are my suggestions.

And yes I believe vigilante is exactly that. A "vigilante" is a member of the vilgilance committee

hope it helps!

knowledge of both languages

Elisa Capelão
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Ordnungshüter

Explanation:
if you like it in this context

Reference: http://dict.leo.org

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of:

German

8 mins confidence:

Mitglied eines Selbstschutzverbandes

Explanation:
Es kommt auf den Kontext an, denn es könnte auch einfach ein "Ordnungshüter" sein.

Gute Arbeit!

Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

Evi Zierlein
Native speaker of:

German

9 mins confidence:

Selbstschutzverband, Bürgerwehr

Explanation:
Mitglied einer Selbstschutzorganisation.

Der Begriff kann allerdings auch eine sehr negative Bedeutung annehmen und in Richtung Selbstjustiz oder Lynchjustiz gehen: Mob.

HTH

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Note added at 2002-01-21 18:55:20 (GMT)
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Die \'News of the World\' hatte hier in England im vergangenen Jahr Adressen und Photos von Paedophilen veröffentlicht, worauf in mehreren Städten \"Vigilantes\" aktiv wurden und mutmaßliche Paedophile angriffen. Unter anderen wurde auch die Praxis eines \"Paediatricians\" (Kinderarzt) angegriffen, da der Mob dies mit dem Begriff \"Paedopile\" in Verbindung brachte. Diese Ereignisse sind hier immer noch sehr frisch und werden mit dem Begriff \"Vigilante\" assoziiert.
Es ist generell ein negativer Begriff.

pschmitt
Local time: 07:20

9 mins confidence:

Mitglied einer Selbstschutzorganisation, Ordnungshüter

Explanation:
English explanation: a member of an organization looking after the interests of a group threatened in some way, especially a self-appointed and unofficial policeman.

German explanation: jmd. der das Gesetz selbst in die Hand nimmt

Source: The Collins Large German Dictionary and AND Concise Dictionary

Christine Healy-Rendel

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