extraconstitutional

[ ek-struh-kon-sti-too-shuh-nl, ‐tyoo- ]

/ ˌɛk strəˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, ‐ˈtyu- /

not authorized by or based on a constitution; beyond the provisions of a constitution.

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By creating an extra-constitutional authority, it would delegitimize Parliament, they say.
Hunger Strike Inflames India|Salil Tripathi|August 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now they do the same thing, rising against a provisional and extra-constitutional Government.
The Economist|Various
It has been censured as a resort to extra-constitutional measures, not for the sake of public safety, but as a party manuvre.
Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill
In modern usage this term is loosely used for a personal ruler enjoying extraordinary and extra-constitutional power.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various

But the final strain was evaded by the adoption of the extra-constitutional expedient to which I refer.
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert
The whole affair, reasoning of course on the principles of the Vice-President, is extra-constitutional.
Strictures on Nullification|Alexander Hill Everett