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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
take illegally
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take the law into one's own hands — ► take the law into one s own hands illegally or violently punish someone according to one s own ideas of justice. Main Entry: ↑law … English terms dictionary
Illegally Yours — Infobox Film name = Illegally Yours caption = director = Peter Bogdanovich writer = Max Dickens M.A. Stewart producer = Peter Bogdanovich Steve Foley (associate producer) starring = Rob Lowe Colleen Camp Jessica James Rick Jason Kenneth Mars… … Wikipedia
take possession of sth — get/take possession of sth ► to start to use and control goods, a building, or a piece of land, whether you own them or not: »Was the bank entitled to take possession of his property and exercise its power of sale without an order of the court?… … Financial and business terms
take needle — to inject narcotics illegally Not the action of a sempstress: ... [a drug addict] about to take the needle. (Mailer, 1965) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
take the law into one's own hands — punish someone according to one s own ideas of justice, especially illegally or violently. → lavish something on … English new terms dictionary
take names — v. create a list of people who have behaved badly or illegally … English slang
on the take — I. adverb (or adjective) : alert to, in search of, or in pursuit of an opportunity to take or take advantage of another the big fish will be on the take in the water Alec Robertson II. phrasal : taking money for illegal favors * * * on the take… … Useful english dictionary
get/take possession of sth — ► to start to use and control goods, a building, or a piece of land, whether you own them or not: »Was the bank entitled to take possession of his property and exercise its power of sale without an order of the court? »The court appointed a… … Financial and business terms
on the take — phrasal illegally paid for favors … New Collegiate Dictionary
steal — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to give surreptitiously ) to steal at (to steal a glance at smb.) 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to take illegally ) to steal from (to steal from the rich; he stole money from his employer) 3) (d; intr.) ( to depart silently ) to steal… … Combinatory dictionary
