have the law of | Idiomator

Meaning: (colloquial,idiomatic,dated)To take legal action against someone.1902,W. B. Yeats,Freedom of the Theatre:But those citizens of the Corporation, hungry tohave the law of him, saw nothing it may be but a bad example.1800,Maria Edgeworth,Castle Rackrent:It is a kind of lottery, in which every man, staking his own wit or cunning against his neighbour's property, feels that he has little to lose, and much to gain. "I'llhave the law of you, so I will!" — is the saying of an Englishman, who expects justice.

Examples:

EN: We have the law of Godand man on our side.
ES: Tenemos la ley de Dios y de los hombres de nuestra parte.
EN: We also have the law of conservation of angular momentum to help us out.
ES: También tenemos la ley de conservación del momento angular para que nos ayude.
ID: Juga ada hukum kekekalan momentum sudut untuk membantu kita keluar.
EN: All things in this world have the law of gravity
ES: Todas las cosas en este mundo tener la ley de la gravedad
EN: The only difference is that we, who have the law of God will be judged by the law.
HI: हम निमित्त मात्र है, विधान तो ईश्वर का होता है
EN: Some people are saying that we have the law of the land but
HI: कुछ हस्तियां यह सोचने लगती हैं कि वे भूमि के कानून...
EN: and so we have the law of conservation of £ s. d.
HI: अतः हमारी भर्ती आर0टी0ई0एक्ट के कानून
EN: How can you say: 'We are wise, and we have the law of Jehovah'?
TE: మేము జ్ఞానులమనియు, యెహోవా ధర్మశాస్త్రము మాయొద్దనున్న దనియు మీరేల అందురు?
EN: 8:8 How can you say, "We are wise, we have the law of the LORD"?
TE: 8:8 మీరు ఎలా చెప్పగలరుః 'మనము జ్ఞానము, మరియు లార్డ్ యొక్క చట్టం మాతో ఉంది?
EN: They do not have the law of kindness of their lips.
TE: పొదుపు అనే మాటకు వారి దగ్గర చోటుండదు.
TE: గురువు శ్రేయోభిలాషి కనుక వారి మాటను జవదాట రాదు.
EN: Nimrods have the law of the land on their side.
TE: ఇప్పుడు ఇదే భూస్వాముల పక్కన తనకూ ఒక కుర్చీ వేయించుకుని చట్టాలు చేయనుంది కృష్ణకుమారి.

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