extralegal

[ek-struh-lee-guhl]

adjective

1. being beyond the province or authority of law.

   There were only extralegal recourses for their grievances.

Other Word Forms

• extralegally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extralegal¹

First recorded in 1635–45; extra- + legal

Example Sentences

Alarm bells should be ringing: The office is once again being misappropriated to bless extralegal conduct, not to block it.

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Among the commentariat, the president’s desecration of the East Wing is getting at least as much criticism as his extralegal killings at sea.

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The Supreme Court’s recent grant of presumptive presidential immunity from prosecution for all of a president’s official acts just further insulated unchecked extralegal conduct.

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In the case of Musk and the extralegal Department of Government Efficiency, Riedl said, the Trump administration is usurping its constitutional authority..

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Furthermore, unofficial or extralegal migration continued throughout the program and many of those deported to Mexico during the operation later returned to the U.S.

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