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English: vigilante

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English term or phrase:vigilante
German translation:Bürgerwehr
Entered by:Kim Metzger
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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
Germany
Bürgerwehr
Explanation:
This is one German term describing civilians enforcing the law.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Bürgerwehr
Kim Metzger
4 +1OrdnungshüterIngrid Grzeszik
4Mitglied einer Selbstschutzorganisation, OrdnungshüterChristine Healy-Rendel
4Selbstschutzverband, Bürgerwehr
pschmitt
4Mitglied eines Selbstschutzverbandes
Evi Zierlein
4Aufseher, Bewacher (Bürgergarde)
Elisa Capelão


  


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Bürgerwehr

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

Kim Metzger
Mexico
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Klaus Herrmann: That's the one...
2 mins

agree Geri Linda Metterle
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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
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ordnungshüter

Explanation:
if you like it in this context


    Reference: http://dict.leo.org
Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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agree Andrea Kopf
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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
China
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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
United Kingdom
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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
United States
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