he took the law into his own hands
1took the law into his own hands — took his own revenge, sought individual justice rather judicial justice …
2take the law into your own hands — If, instead of calling the police, you act personally against someone who has done something wrong, you take the law into your own hands. Instead of calling the police, he took the law into his own hands and confronted the youth who had… …
3take 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. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …
4take 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. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …
5take\ 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. When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him to… …
6take (something) into (your) own hands — to deal with something yourself. Many people are starting to take privacy protection into their own hands. Mike s mother wouldn t call the doctor, so Mike took matters into his own hands and did it for her. Related vocabulary: take the law into… …
7law — law1 lawlike, adj. /law/, n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. 2 …
8The Anarchy — For the societal state involving a complete lack of government, see Anarchy. The Anarchy Date 1135–1154 Location England Result Treaty of Wallingford …
9law — [[t]lɔ͟ː[/t]] ♦ laws 1) N SING: the N The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this… …
10The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …