| 释义 |
take the law into your own hands - to do something illegal in order to punish somebody for doing something wrong, instead of letting the police deal with them不通过法律擅自处理
- After a series of burglaries in the area, the police are worried that residents might take the law into their own hands.在该地区发生一系列入室盗窃案后，警方担心居民可能会自行执法。
- When police failed to arrest the suspect, local people took the law into their own hands and beat him up.警察没有逮捕嫌疑犯，当地人便擅自执法，把他痛打一顿。
See also hand | law |