Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticAs a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to death by suicide.
He gained all his wealth by his own hand.
2 more examples
Like too many deeply depressed people, she died by her own hand.
Since his death by his own hand in France, in 2018, there’s been a steady drip of books and documentaries and television specials and magazine one-offs about his life and career.
2022 October 3, Dwitght Garner, “Anthony Bourdain’s New Biography: Light on Subtlety, Heavy on Grit”, in The New York Times
Translations
Hungarian saját kezével, saját kezűleg
- saját kezévelas a result of one's own actions
- saját kezűlegas a result of one's own actions
- saját keze általas a result of one's own actions
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APA
by one's own hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20one's%20own%20hand
MLA
“by one's own hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20one's%20own%20hand. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by one's own hand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20one's%20own%20hand.
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