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Take the law into one's own hands

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and 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."

Synonyms

adoptget hold ofpossessreceivecoverdeposittouchcapturedepositingdepositionalassumeborrow
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