take+the+law+of
1take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …
2take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …
3take the law into your own hands — If, instead of calling the police, you act personally against someone who has done something wrong, you take the law into your own hands. Instead of calling the police, he took the law into his own hands and confronted the youth who had… …
4To take the law of — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …
5take\ the\ law\ into\ one's\ own\ hands — v. phr. To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him to… …
6take the fifth — v. To invoke the Fifth Amendment as justification for refusing to answer a question in a criminal prosecution. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
7take the opportunity — index capitalize (seize the chance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8take the chair — index officiate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9take the chances of — index bet Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10take the dimensions — index calculate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
