Sekirov Dictionary

take the law into one's own hands

verb1

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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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took the law into one's own hands · taken the law into one's own hands · taking the law into one's own hands · takes the law into one's own hands

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