mob justice participant

[/mɑb ˈdʒʌstɪs pɑrˈtɪsɪpənt/]

nounpl: mob justice participants

participante da justiça de multidão

1. A person who takes part in extrajudicial punishment or execution carried out by a mob or crowd, typically without legal authority or due process

The mob justice participant was later charged as an accomplice to assault.

O participante da justiça de multidão foi posteriormente acusado como cúmplice de agressão.

2. An individual involved in vigilante justice or lynching

Historical records show how mob justice participants faced no consequences for their crimes.

Registros históricos mostram como os participantes da justiça de multidão não enfrentavam consequências por seus crimes.

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General Brazilian

participante da justiça popular

Common term used in legal and social contexts

Rio de Janeiro

integrante do linchamento

More direct reference to mob violence

São Paulo

participante de ato de vingança coletiva

Emphasizes collective revenge aspect

Portugal

participante da justiça pela multidão

More formal Portuguese usage

take the law into one's own hands

mob rule

vigilante justice

lynch mob

crowd mentality

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