титу́шка — meaning in English
titushka
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English meaning
- vigilante noun A person who takes it upon themselves to punish wrongdoing or enforce justice without legal authority.
Senses
титу́шка is used for these senses in English:
- titushky (neologism) Hired thugs used for violence and intimidation against protestors by the Ukrainian government during the Euromaidan revolution; (by extension) pro-government vigilantes attacking picketers, protesters in the ex-USSR
- vigilante A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.