take wrongfully

take wrongfully
index hold up (rob), purloin

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  • take\ on\ oneself — • take (up)on oneself v. phr. 1. To accept as a duty or responsibility. He took it on himself to see that the packages were delivered. 2. To assume wrongfully or without permission as a right or privilege. You should not have taken it upon… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take\ upon\ oneself — • take (up)on oneself v. phr. 1. To accept as a duty or responsibility. He took it on himself to see that the packages were delivered. 2. To assume wrongfully or without permission as a right or privilege. You should not have taken it upon… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Wrongfully Accused — Infobox Film name = Wrongfully Accused caption = director = Pat Proft producer = Pat Proft James G. Robinson Bernd Eichinger writer = Pat Proft starring = Leslie Nielsen Richard Crenna Kelly LeBrock Melinda McGraw Michael York music = Bill Conti… …   Wikipedia

  • take on oneself — or[take upon oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To accept as a duty or responsibility. * /He took it on himself to see that the packages were delivered./ 2. To assume wrongfully or without permission as a right or privilege. * /You should not have taken it… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take on oneself — or[take upon oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To accept as a duty or responsibility. * /He took it on himself to see that the packages were delivered./ 2. To assume wrongfully or without permission as a right or privilege. * /You should not have taken it… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold up — vt: to make the victim of a holdup: rob at gunpoint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hold up I …   Law dictionary

  • purloin — pur·loin /pər lȯin, pər ˌlȯin/ vt: steal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. purloin …   Law dictionary

  • plunder — plunderable, adj. plunderer, n. plunderingly, adv. plunderous, adj. /plun deuhr/, v.t. 1. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. 2. to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the… …   Universalium

  • List of miscarriage of justice cases — Main article: Miscarriage of justice This is a list of miscarriage of justice cases. This list includes cases where a convicted individual was later found to be innocent of the crime and has received either an official exoneration, or a consensus …   Wikipedia

  • International child abduction in Mexico — Coat of arms of Mexico Main article: International child abduction Mexico is amongst the world s most popular sources and destinations for international child abduction while also being widely regarded as having one of the least effective systems …   Wikipedia

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