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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- extrajudicially adverb
- ˌٰˈ徱 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of extrajudicial1
Example Sentences
It was widely condemned as extrajudicial murder and became a global symbol of the struggle against environmental injustice and repression.
They have documented the burning of villages and the torture, unlawful arrests and extrajudicial killings of people in a war largely unseen by the outside world.
During the first two decades after the attacks of 9/11, our government normalized extrajudicial detention and deportation as part of its global War on Terror under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
The U.K. court also cited Rwanda’s poor human rights record, including “extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances and torture.”
The testimony, from more than 30 people who served with or alongside UK Special Forces, builds on years of reporting by BBC Panorama into allegations of extrajudicial killings by the SAS.
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