Take-the-law-into-one-s-own-hands Definition
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.
After his son's killer was let off without a conviction, the man decided to take the law into his own hands.
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