extrajudicial

[ek-struh-joo-dish-uh l]

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.

Origin of extrajudicial

First recorded in 1620–30; extra- + judicial

Related formsex·tra·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for extrajudicial

Contemporary Examples of extrajudicial

In the most extreme cases, it allows for the extrajudicial killing of black people without consequence.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?
Goldie Taylor
December 30, 2014

Historical Examples of extrajudicial

And if so, they were extrajudicial oaths, and not binding upon them.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20)
Charles Sumner
The ways of preventing or punishing injuries are judicial or extrajudicial.
Novanglus, and Massachusettensis
John Adams
The opinion of the Judges before the trial was extrajudicial and illegal.
The Trial of Theodore Parker
Theodore Parker
These were extrajudicial services, and the two hundred dollars a year covered all.
The Puddleford Papers,
H. H. Riley
I protest against this whole proceeding of the House of Representatives as ex parte and extrajudicial.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler
Compiled by James D. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for extrajudicial

extrajudicial

adjective

outside the ordinary course of legal proceedingsextrajudicial evidence
beyond the jurisdiction or authority of the courtan extrajudicial opinion

Derived Formsextrajudicially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for extrajudicial

adj.

also extra-judicial, 1580s (implied in extrajudicially); see extra- + judicial.