"taking law into one's own hands" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} taking law into one's own hands
  1. present participle and gerund of take law into one's own hands Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: take law into one's own hands
    Sense id: en-taking_law_into_one's_own_hands-en-verb-cnW8UOQA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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