Meaning & use
extrajudicial
Occurring or done outside the normal legal process or authority of a court.
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Human rights groups condemned the extrajudicial killing of the protest organizers.
The two companies reached an extrajudicial settlement instead of going to trial.
A note on using this word
Extrajudicial is most often used in legal, political, and human rights contexts, frequently describing actions that bypass proper legal safeguards.
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