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take the law into your own hands

take the law in·to your own hand
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee law in-too yoo r, yawr, yohr ohn hand]
    • /teɪk stressed ði lɔ ˈɪn tu yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr oʊn hænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee law in-too yoo r, yawr, yohr ohn hand]
    • /teɪk stressed ði lɔ ˈɪn tu yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr oʊn hænd/

Definitions of take the law into your own hands words

  • verbal expression take the law into your own hands act as a vigilante 1
  • phrase take the law into your own hands If someone takes the law into their own hands, they punish someone or do something to put a situation right, instead of waiting for the police or the legal system to take action. 0
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Parts of speech for Take the law into your own hands

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take the law into your own hands popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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