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to act outside the law to punish someone because you believe the law won't help.
Frustrated by the lack of police response, they decided to take the law into their own hands.
경찰의 반응 부족에 실망한 그들은 법을 자신들의 손에 맡기기로 결정했다.
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법을 스스로 집행하다