作法自毙立法者犯了自己所立的法而为其所害。例怎奈此时官场中人十居其九是吃烟的，哪一个肯建这个政策作法自毙呢？——《二十年目睹之怪现状》英make a law only to fall foul of it oneself; be hoist with or by one’s own petard; get caught in one’s own trap;
作法做法。例用模子铸造金属品的作法要比有记载的历史早。英way of doing or making a thing; method of work; practice;作文的方法。英art of composition; art of writing a composition;制定法律。英make laws;旧时指道士施行法术。英resort to magic arts;