take the law on
Example Sentences
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The veteran opposition leader, who lost his fifth bid for the presidency, urged his supporters to maintain peace and not take the law on their own hands, at a media briefing in the capital.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2022
“He’ll be afeared you might take the law on him.”
From Eric, or Little by Little by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)
They are only to judge of the matter of fact, and take the law on the judge's authority.
From Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Parker, Theodore
Aunt Sonora hoped there wouldn't be nothin' did wrong, "so people could take the law on 'em."
From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by Riley, H. H.
"Let go!" he said, very quietly but very determinedly; "don't strike me, or my father will take the law on you."
From Queer Stories for Boys and Girls by Eggleston, Edward
