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Word meaning “ad hoc unofficial police force”?
Antonym for force (verb)What is a word to describe one's force of personalityAntonym for “ad hoc”A word for a person who is a member of the military, police force or firefighting force?Is there a word that means force feeding someone music?A word for attempting to induce/force nostalgiaHolding Two Mutually-incompatible Beliefs at One TimeWord for lights on police cars, etcTerm for police seal on door
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I've completely forgotten the word I'm looking for, but it basically means an "ad hoc unofficial police force" that is formed by citizens to enforce the law when the state can't or won't. Closest words I can think of are paramilitary and lynch mob, but it's neither of those. Can anyone jog my memory?
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I've completely forgotten the word I'm looking for, but it basically means an "ad hoc unofficial police force" that is formed by citizens to enforce the law when the state can't or won't. Closest words I can think of are paramilitary and lynch mob, but it's neither of those. Can anyone jog my memory?
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Vigilate group?
– BoldBen
Feb 18 at 11:25
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A militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army.
– mama
Feb 18 at 11:59
2
Typo, @BoldBen: vigilante.
– TRomano
Feb 18 at 12:05
1
@TRomano I like to think of them as Vigil-lattes
– Spagirl
Feb 18 at 15:38
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posse....
– Dan Bron
Feb 19 at 15:13
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I've completely forgotten the word I'm looking for, but it basically means an "ad hoc unofficial police force" that is formed by citizens to enforce the law when the state can't or won't. Closest words I can think of are paramilitary and lynch mob, but it's neither of those. Can anyone jog my memory?
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asked Feb 18 at 8:55
JezJez
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I've completely forgotten the word I'm looking for, but it basically means an "ad hoc unofficial police force" that is formed by citizens to enforce the law when the state can't or won't. Closest words I can think of are paramilitary and lynch mob, but it's neither of those. Can anyone jog my memory?
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Vigilate group?
– BoldBen
Feb 18 at 11:25
1
A militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army.
– mama
Feb 18 at 11:59
2
Typo, @BoldBen: vigilante.
– TRomano
Feb 18 at 12:05
1
@TRomano I like to think of them as Vigil-lattes
– Spagirl
Feb 18 at 15:38
4
posse....
– Dan Bron
Feb 19 at 15:13
|
show 3 more comments
1
Vigilate group?
– BoldBen
Feb 18 at 11:25
1
A militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army.
– mama
Feb 18 at 11:59
2
Typo, @BoldBen: vigilante.
– TRomano
Feb 18 at 12:05
1
@TRomano I like to think of them as Vigil-lattes
– Spagirl
Feb 18 at 15:38
4
posse....
– Dan Bron
Feb 19 at 15:13
1
1
Vigilate group?
– BoldBen
Feb 18 at 11:25
Vigilate group?
– BoldBen
Feb 18 at 11:25
1
1
A militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army.
– mama
Feb 18 at 11:59
A militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army.
– mama
Feb 18 at 11:59
2
2
Typo, @BoldBen: vigilante.
– TRomano
Feb 18 at 12:05
Typo, @BoldBen: vigilante.
– TRomano
Feb 18 at 12:05
1
1
@TRomano I like to think of them as Vigil-lattes
– Spagirl
Feb 18 at 15:38
@TRomano I like to think of them as Vigil-lattes
– Spagirl
Feb 18 at 15:38
4
4
posse....
– Dan Bron
Feb 19 at 15:13
posse....
– Dan Bron
Feb 19 at 15:13
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It depends on what spin you want to put on it.
You could use "lynch mob," but that has a negative connotation. What's more, that's not people being unofficially deputized but people taking the law into their own hands. The official legal term for doing that in legal theory or doctrine is "self-help," which in Latin is "pro se."
"Vigilante group" comes to mind as a term that is connotationally neutral, the term "vigilante mob" being less so.
A "posse" is a group that can either be officially or unofficially assembled, at times unofficially assembled by a sheriff or lawperson that lacks the authority to officially deputize.
Other terms that come to mind are "coram non judice," "pro se ad hoc justice," "ex proprio motu," "ex curia, " and "extrajudicial punishment."
I guess I'm stuck on what you mean by "unofficial." Do you mean unofficially deputized by
answered Mar 29 at 20:36
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Seems like "vigilante" was what I was looking for.
answered Mar 29 at 20:17
JezJez
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You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
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The word "militia" would seem to be the best answer to the question, but"civilian" can be used as a single word adjective to describe any peace keeping "force".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/civilian
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It depends on what spin you want to put on it.
You could use "lynch mob," but that has a negative connotation. What's more, that's not people being unofficially deputized but people taking the law into their own hands. The official legal term for doing that in legal theory or doctrine is "self-help," which in Latin is "pro se."
"Vigilante group" comes to mind as a term that is connotationally neutral, the term "vigilante mob" being less so.
A "posse" is a group that can either be officially or unofficially assembled, at times unofficially assembled by a sheriff or lawperson that lacks the authority to officially deputize.
Other terms that come to mind are "coram non judice," "pro se ad hoc justice," "ex proprio motu," "ex curia, " and "extrajudicial punishment."
I guess I'm stuck on what you mean by "unofficial." Do you mean unofficially deputized by
answered Mar 29 at 20:36
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It depends on what spin you want to put on it.
You could use "lynch mob," but that has a negative connotation. What's more, that's not people being unofficially deputized but people taking the law into their own hands. The official legal term for doing that in legal theory or doctrine is "self-help," which in Latin is "pro se."
"Vigilante group" comes to mind as a term that is connotationally neutral, the term "vigilante mob" being less so.
A "posse" is a group that can either be officially or unofficially assembled, at times unofficially assembled by a sheriff or lawperson that lacks the authority to officially deputize.
Other terms that come to mind are "coram non judice," "pro se ad hoc justice," "ex proprio motu," "ex curia, " and "extrajudicial punishment."
I guess I'm stuck on what you mean by "unofficial." Do you mean unofficially deputized by
answered Mar 29 at 20:36
Benjamin HarmanBenjamin Harman
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It depends on what spin you want to put on it.
You could use "lynch mob," but that has a negative connotation. What's more, that's not people being unofficially deputized but people taking the law into their own hands. The official legal term for doing that in legal theory or doctrine is "self-help," which in Latin is "pro se."
"Vigilante group" comes to mind as a term that is connotationally neutral, the term "vigilante mob" being less so.
A "posse" is a group that can either be officially or unofficially assembled, at times unofficially assembled by a sheriff or lawperson that lacks the authority to officially deputize.
Other terms that come to mind are "coram non judice," "pro se ad hoc justice," "ex proprio motu," "ex curia, " and "extrajudicial punishment."
I guess I'm stuck on what you mean by "unofficial." Do you mean unofficially deputized by
answered Mar 29 at 20:36
Benjamin HarmanBenjamin Harman
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It depends on what spin you want to put on it.
You could use "lynch mob," but that has a negative connotation. What's more, that's not people being unofficially deputized but people taking the law into their own hands. The official legal term for doing that in legal theory or doctrine is "self-help," which in Latin is "pro se."
"Vigilante group" comes to mind as a term that is connotationally neutral, the term "vigilante mob" being less so.
A "posse" is a group that can either be officially or unofficially assembled, at times unofficially assembled by a sheriff or lawperson that lacks the authority to officially deputize.
Other terms that come to mind are "coram non judice," "pro se ad hoc justice," "ex proprio motu," "ex curia, " and "extrajudicial punishment."
I guess I'm stuck on what you mean by "unofficial." Do you mean unofficially deputized by
answered Mar 29 at 20:36
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Seems like "vigilante" was what I was looking for.
answered Mar 29 at 20:17
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You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
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Seems like "vigilante" was what I was looking for.
answered Mar 29 at 20:17
JezJez
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You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
add a comment |
Seems like "vigilante" was what I was looking for.
answered Mar 29 at 20:17
JezJez
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Seems like "vigilante" was what I was looking for.
answered Mar 29 at 20:17
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answered Mar 29 at 20:17
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answered Mar 29 at 20:17
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answered Mar 29 at 20:17
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You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
add a comment |
1
You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
1
1
You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
You're sure it wasn't vigilante?
– oerkelens
Mar 29 at 20:55
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
Or vigiluncle ?
– Hot Licks
Mar 29 at 21:01
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
My apologies for my typo last month and thanks to Tromano for pointing it out, it should be "vigilante" as @oerkelens says.
– BoldBen
Mar 30 at 1:50
add a comment |
The word "militia" would seem to be the best answer to the question, but"civilian" can be used as a single word adjective to describe any peace keeping "force".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/civilian
answered Feb 19 at 13:57
user22542user22542
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The word "militia" would seem to be the best answer to the question, but"civilian" can be used as a single word adjective to describe any peace keeping "force".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/civilian
answered Feb 19 at 13:57
user22542user22542
3,8841512
add a comment |
The word "militia" would seem to be the best answer to the question, but"civilian" can be used as a single word adjective to describe any peace keeping "force".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/civilian
answered Feb 19 at 13:57
user22542user22542
3,8841512
The word "militia" would seem to be the best answer to the question, but"civilian" can be used as a single word adjective to describe any peace keeping "force".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/civilian
answered Feb 19 at 13:57
user22542user22542
3,8841512
answered Feb 19 at 13:57
user22542user22542
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answered Feb 19 at 13:57
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Vigilate group?
– BoldBen
Feb 18 at 11:25
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A militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army.
– mama
Feb 18 at 11:59
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Typo, @BoldBen: vigilante.
– TRomano
Feb 18 at 12:05
1
@TRomano I like to think of them as Vigil-lattes
– Spagirl
Feb 18 at 15:38
4
posse....
– Dan Bron
Feb 19 at 15:13