in the hands of
adverb
Roget 737: in the name of, by the authority of, de par le Roi [Fr.], in virtue of; under the auspices of, in the hands of. at one's pleasure; by a dash if the pen, by a stroke of the pen; ex mero motu [Lat.]; ex cathedra [Lat.], from the chair.
adjective
Roget 749: subject, dependent, subordinate; feudal, feudatory; in subjection to, under control; in leading strings, in harness; subjected, enslaved etc. v.; constrained ... show more
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