TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS

Meaning of TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS in English

punish someone according to one's own ideas of justice, especially illegally or violently.

→ lavish something on

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS — {v. phr.} To protect one's supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. - An overused …
Slang English vocab
TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS — {v. phr.} To protect one's supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. - An overused …
Словарь английских идиом
TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS — v. phr. To protect one's supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS — расправиться без суда
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS — расправиться без суда
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAW — I Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Английский словарь Британика
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAW — I. ˈlȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English hlāw, hlǣw; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS — plural of hand present third singular of hand
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAW — law 1 — lawlike , adj. /law/ , n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDS — n. force of workers that is available, workforce
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
HANDS — with reference to someone's power or control: → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAW — the discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct of a community that are recognized as …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — / lɔː; NAmE / noun SYSTEM OF RULES 1. (also the law ) [ U ] the whole system of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
LAW — n.1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced …
Oxford English vocab
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — ( laws) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The law is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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