in one's own hands
1into one's own hands — See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE S OWN HANDS …
2into one's own hands — See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE S OWN HANDS …
3into\ one's\ own\ hands — See: take the law into one s own hands …
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… …
6take the law into one's own hands — To obtain justice, or what one considers to be justice, by one s own actions, without recourse to the law, the police, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑law * * * punish someone for an offense according to one s own ideas of justice, esp. in an illegal or… …
7take the law into one's own hands — ► take the law into one s own hands illegally or violently punish someone according to one s own ideas of justice. Main Entry: ↑law …
8To have the cards in one's own hands — Card Card (k[aum]rd), n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. ? a leaf of paper. Cf. {Chart}.] 1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game… …
9take the law into one's own hands — idi take the law into one s own hands, to administer justice as one sees fit without recourse to legal processes …
10taking the law in one's own hands — index lynch law Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
