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Antonyms for take law in to hands
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : law |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɔ |
Definition of take law in to hands
Origin :- Old English lagu (plural laga, comb. form lah-) "law, ordinance, rule, regulation; district governed by the same laws," from Old Norse *lagu "law," collective plural of lag "layer, measure, stroke," literally "something laid down or fixed," from Proto-Germanic *lagan "put, lay" (see lay (v.)).
- Replaced Old English æ and gesetnes, which had the same sense development as law. Cf. also statute, from Latin statuere; German Gesetz "law," from Old High German gisatzida; Lithuanian istatymas, from istatyti "set up, establish." In physics, from 1660s. Law and order have been coupled since 1796.
- As in disobey : verb disregard rules; refuse to conform
Synonyms for take law in to hands
- balk
- be remiss
- break rules
- contravene
- counteract
- dare
- decline
- defy
- desert
- differ
- disagree
- evade
- flout
- fly in face of
- go counter to
- ignore
- infringe
- insurrect
- misbehave
- mutiny
- neglect
- not heed
- not listen
- not mind
- object
- overstep
- pay no attention to
- rebel
- recalcitrate
- resist
- revolt
- revolution
- revolutionize
- riot
- rise in arms
- run riot
- set aside
- shirk
- strike
- take law into own hands
- transgress
- violate
- withstand
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