Gang and Vigilante

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Gang noun - A group of people working together on a task.

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Vigilante and gang are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vigilante" instead a noun "Gang".

Nearby Words: gangster, gangly, ganged, ganger, ganging

Vigilante noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.

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Gang and vigilante are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gang" instead a noun "Vigilante".

Nearby Words: vigilant, vigilantly, vigilance

Soon after, the witness and two of the gang members are killed by a vigilante, a juror in the trial whose wife was killed in a similar crime.

Source: Vigilante Execution
Inspirational Martyr: When the vigilante Orpheus is killed by the Black Mask, another vigilante, Onyx, takes over his gang and unites others in keeping the Black Mask's gang in check.

Source: Comic Book / Batman War Games
The surviving gang member admits to bullying the witness and agrees to go to jail in return for protection from the vigilante who's already been killed, a fact Nash neglects to share with the gang member.

Source: Vigilante Execution

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