"by one's own hand" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-by one's own hand.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (idiomatic) As a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to death by suicide. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: at the hand of, at hand Translations (as a result of one's own actions): saját kezével (Hungarian), saját kezűleg (Hungarian), saját keze által (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-by_one's_own_hand-en-prep_phrase-Ylw2gWOj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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