take law into one's own hands

A form of take the law into one's own hands — To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice, without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.

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Meanings

verbtake law into one's own hands (third-person singular simple present takes law into one's own hands, present participle taking law into one's own hands, simple past took law into one's own hands, past participle taken law into one's own hands)

present singular third person takes law into one's own hands · participle present taking law into one's own hands · past took law into one's own hands · participle past taken law into one's own hands

  1. alternativeAlternative form of take the law into one's own hands.
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take law into one's own hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20law%20into%20one's%20own%20hands

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“take law into one's own hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20law%20into%20one's%20own%20hands. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take law into one's own hands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20law%20into%20one's%20own%20hands.

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