take the law into one's own hands
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take the law into one's own hands
verb takes the law into one's own hands · taking the law into one's own hands · took the law into one's own hands · taken the law into one's own hands · take law into one's own hands · take the law into one's hands
- To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice, without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities. After his son's killer was let off without a conviction, the man decided to take the law into his own hands.
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verb punish someone according to one's own idea of justice — see also lynch, vigilantism
| Español | tomarse la justicia por su mano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 用私刑 |
| Português | fazer justiça com as próprias mãos |
| Français | faire justice soi-même |
| Italiano | farsi giustizia |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοδικώ aftodikó |
| עברית | לָקַח אֶת הַחֹק לַיָּדַיִם lakákh et hakhók layadáyim |
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