"vigilante" in Chinese (Simplified)
义警私刑者
Definition
义警指在没有法律授权的情况下，自己动手惩罚罪犯或主持正义的人，通常是因为觉得官方系统无效。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“义警”通常指越权执法的人，有时被当作英雄，有时被认为危险或违法。常见于超级英雄或电影情节，现实中这种行为通常不合法。不要与“保安”混淆（合法职业）。
Examples
The city does not allow anyone to be a vigilante.
城市不允许任何人成为**义警**。
The vigilante took action because the police did nothing.
由于警察什么也没做，**义警**采取了行动。
Many movies feature a hero who becomes a vigilante.
许多电影里有英雄变成**义警**。
People sometimes cheer for a vigilante, even if what they're doing is technically illegal.
有时即使**义警**的行为违法，人们还是会支持他们。
After his store was robbed, he didn't wait for the police—he became a vigilante.
商店被抢后，他没有等警察，自己变成了**义警**。
That TV show is all about a mysterious vigilante cleaning up the city at night.
那部电视剧讲的是一个神秘**义警**夜晚清理城市的故事。