vigilance

  • 51vigilance committee — 1. an unauthorized committee of citizens organized for the maintenance of order and the summary punishment of crime in the absence of regular or efficient courts. 2. Hist. (in the South) an organization of citizens using extralegal means to… …

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  • 52vigilance committee — police force composed of volunteers …

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  • 53vigilance committee — noun US a group of vigilantes …

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  • 54vigilance decrement — A decline in a person s ability to perform a task at a constant level of efficiency and effectiveness as that person becomes tired or less able to respond due to psychological factors …

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  • 55vigilance committee — vig′ilance commit tee n. law an unauthorized group of citizens organized to maintain order and mete out punishment in the absence of a regular court • Etymology: 1825–35, amer …

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  • 56vigilance committee — /ˈvɪdʒələns kəˌmɪti/ (say vijuhluhns kuh.mitee) noun 1. a committee of a trade union organised to ensure that award conditions of employment are maintained. 2. Chiefly US an unauthorised committee of citizens organised for the maintenance of… …

  • 57vigilance man — /ˈvɪdʒələns mæn/ (say vijuhluhns man) noun US → vigilante …

  • 58vigilance committee — noun a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist • Hypernyms: ↑committee, ↑citizens committee …

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  • 59USS Vigilance (AM-324) — was an , USS|Fortune|IX 146, and USS|Boreas|AF 8 to Majuro which they reached on 25 May. Vigilance departed Majuro at 0800 on the 26th to return to Hawaii, intercepted USS|Megrez|AK 126 en route, and relieved PC 548 of escorting that cargo ship… …

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  • 60Central Vigilance Commission — Seal of the Central Vigilance Commission Agency overview …

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