take the law into one's own hands

Verb

 * 1)  To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice, without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.

Related terms

 * take matters into one's own hands

Translations

 * Catalan: fer justícia pel seu compte
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 用私刑
 * Finnish: ottaa laki omiin käsiinsä, käyttää omankädenoikeutta, jakaa oman käden oikeutta
 * French: se faire justice soi-même,
 * Hebrew: לקח את החוק לידיים
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian: farsi giustizia
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: tomarse la justicia por su mano