Recent Examples on the WebSome vigilance committees were more formal and endured for months, years even.—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023 But many vigilance committees existed briefly in response to singular, serious crimes, like cattle rustling or murder.—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023 Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell.—Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
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