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to take the law into one's (own) hands
to take the law into one's (own) hands
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παίρνω τον νόμο στα χέρια μου, απονέμω μόνος μου δικαιοσύνη
to illegally punish someone in a way that one personally thinks is right or just, often by the use of violence
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Παραδείγματα
The rancher, tired of cattle theft, took the law into his own hands and set up traps to catch the culprits.
Όταν τα δικαστήρια απέτυχαν, μερικοί χωρικοί πήραν τον νόμο στα χέρια τους.
