present participle of take law into one's own hands

(law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻

(physics) A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the achievement of sustained release of energy from a nuclear fusion reactor; that the heating effect of the reaction should exceed the losses.

Synonym of class action

plural of class action lawsuit

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. / A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. / A town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

plural of lawsuit

a chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis)

plural of lawson