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extrajudicial
[ ek-struh-joo-dish-uhl ]
adjective
- outside of judicial proceedings; beyond the action or authority of a court.
- beyond, outside, or against the usual procedure of justice; legally unwarranted:
an extrajudicial penalty.
extrajudicial
/ ˌɛٰəːˈɪʃə /
adjective
- outside the ordinary course of legal proceedings
extrajudicial evidence
- beyond the jurisdiction or authority of the court
an extrajudicial opinion
Derived Forms
- ˌٰˈ徱, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- t··徱c· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of extrajudicial1
Example Sentences
Nothing seems to fluster Mamdani, but some things — a U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza, Cuomo gutting the pensions of public sector workers, the extrajudicial arrests of students and asylum-seekers — anger him deeply.
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said Oday had been tortured, calling his death "a grave violation of the right to life and an extrajudicial killing".
His administration ultimately collapsed in a mire of scandals that ended with Fujimori in prison for embezzling government funds and maintaining extrajudicial death squads.
He warned that some of the killings might amount to extrajudicial and other unlawful killings.
It was then that Mahrang decided to fight against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
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