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to take the law into one’s own hands

to take the law into one’s own hands (tu teik de lo into uans oun jands)

Idiom Justice

Meaning

to punish someone personally instead of letting the authorities handle it

castigar personalmente a alguien en lugar de dejar que las autoridades se encarguen (kastigar personalmente a algien en lugar de dehar ke las autoridades se enkargen)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"The villagers took the law into their own hands when the thief escaped."

"Los aldeanos tomaron la justicia por su mano cuando el ladrón escapó." (los aldeanos tomaron la justisia por su mano kwando el ladron eskapo)

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