MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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only act fairly and morally.
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punish people they believed had committed a crime.
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hold court trials to decide if someone was innocent or guilty.
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alert national authorities of how many times a crime was committed
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Detailed explanation-1: -vigilante. noun. vig·i·lan·te ˌvij-ə-ˈlant-ē : a member of a group of volunteers who decide on their own to stop crime and to punish criminals.
Detailed explanation-2: -If you’re a vigilante, you might take the law into your own hands by trying to catch or punish someone in your own way. If you wrestle jaywalkers down to the ground, you might be called a vigilante.
Detailed explanation-3: -A penalty up to 3 months’ pay; or. Imprisonment up to 3 months; or. Both penalty and imprisonment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Is vigilantism legal in the United States? Absolutely not. With the recent activity and events in the 2021 Presidential Inauguration in the nation’s capital, it might be easy to understand why someone might be confused about laws regarding vigilantism.