take illegally
1take illegally — index convert (misappropriate), pirate (reproduce without authorization), poach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2take 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 …
3Illegally Yours — Infobox Film name = Illegally Yours caption = director = Peter Bogdanovich writer = Max Dickens M.A. Stewart producer = Peter Bogdanovich Steve Foley (associate producer) starring = Rob Lowe Colleen Camp Jessica James Rick Jason Kenneth Mars… …
4take possession of sth — get/take possession of sth ► to start to use and control goods, a building, or a piece of land, whether you own them or not: »Was the bank entitled to take possession of his property and exercise its power of sale without an order of the court?… …
5take needle — to inject narcotics illegally Not the action of a sempstress: ... [a drug addict] about to take the needle. (Mailer, 1965) …
6take the law into one's own hands — punish someone according to one s own ideas of justice, especially illegally or violently. → lavish something on …
7take names — v. create a list of people who have behaved badly or illegally …
8on the take — I. adverb (or adjective) : alert to, in search of, or in pursuit of an opportunity to take or take advantage of another the big fish will be on the take in the water Alec Robertson II. phrasal : taking money for illegal favors * * * on the take… …
9get/take possession of sth — ► to start to use and control goods, a building, or a piece of land, whether you own them or not: »Was the bank entitled to take possession of his property and exercise its power of sale without an order of the court? »The court appointed a… …
10on the take — phrasal illegally paid for favors …
