What does by one's own hand mean?

by one's own hand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

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"Like too many deeply depressed people, she died by her own hand."
"He gained all his wealth by his own hand."
"Since his death by his own hand in France, in 2018, there’s been a steady drip of books and documentaries and television specials and magazine one-offs about his life and career."

at the hand of at hand

at the hand of at hand

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