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extrajudicial

[ ek-struh-joo-dish-uhl ]

adjective

  1. outside of judicial proceedings; beyond the action or authority of a court.
  2. beyond, outside, or against the usual procedure of justice; legally unwarranted:

    an extrajudicial penalty.



extrajudicial

/ ˌɛٰəːˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. outside the ordinary course of legal proceedings

    extrajudicial evidence

  2. beyond the jurisdiction or authority of the court

    an extrajudicial opinion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٰˈ徱, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t··徱c· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of extrajudicial1

First recorded in 1620–30; extra- + judicial
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Example Sentences

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It was then that Mahrang decided to fight against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.

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They also found evidence of the extrajudicial executions of three child and three adult protesters, later dismissed by the state as suicides.

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Another leading Muslim body - the United Ulama Council of South Africa -condemned "extrajudicial killings" and urged people not to jump to conclusions about the motive.

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"The endless stream of defamatory and extrajudicial media statements must end. It will not stop without this Court’s intervention," attorneys for Lively said.

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She added that Hong Kong is "a society governed by the rule of law and no one has extrajudicial privileges".

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