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.该地区发生了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。
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