قانون را به دست خود اجرا کردن

English translation: Take the law into one's own hands

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:قانون را به دست خود اجرا کردن
English translation:Take the law into one's own hands
Entered by: Seyedsina Mirarabshahi

15:49 Aug 22, 2017
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: قانون را به دست خود اجرا کردن
.بسیاری از مردان در سرزمین مردگان چاره ای جز این ندیدند که سلحشور بدون سر را زندانی و قانون را به دست خود اجرا کنند
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Take the law into one's own hands
Explanation:
Take the law into one's own hands
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Seyedsina Mirarabshahi
Canada
Local time: 04:53
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Take the law into one's own hands
Seyedsina Mirarabshahi
5 +1enforce the law
Mohammad Ghaffari
5enforce the law by themselves
FatemehMaddah
5To do something illegal and violent in order to punish someone because law will not punish that per
amirhadi


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Take the law into one's own hands


Explanation:
Take the law into one's own hands

Seyedsina Mirarabshahi
Canada
Local time: 04:53
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: very good .exellent


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani: Exactly! Undoubtedly!
13 hrs
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agree  Ali Tayyari
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
enforce the law


Explanation:
It collocates with the verb "enforce".

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-08-22 16:01:34 GMT)
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In your case, you may say "enforce the law themselves".

Have a look at this link for an example of the suggested phrase: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp0911636

Mohammad Ghaffari
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

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agree  Sarah Karimi
44 mins
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
enforce the law by themselves


Explanation:
Definition of enforce the law
: to make sure that people obey the law The job of the police is to enforce the law.


    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce%20the%20law
FatemehMaddah
Iran
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
To do something illegal and violent in order to punish someone because law will not punish that per


Explanation:
According to Cambridge it means : To do something illegal and often violent in order to punish someone because you know the law will not punish that person

amirhadi
Iran
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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