extrajudicial
adjective
ex·tra·ju·di·cial
ˌek-strə-jü-ˈdi-shəl 
1
a
: not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings
an extrajudicial investigation
b
: delivered without legal authority : private sense 2a(1)
the judge's extrajudicial statements
2
: done in contravention of due process of law
an extrajudicial execution
Examples of extrajudicial in a Sentence
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In recent years, the authorities have cracked down on asylum seekers at the borders, often using violence and extrajudicial deportations, according to news reports, rights groups and internal findings by the E.U. border agency.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
The experts were Alice Jill Edwards, special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and Morris Tidball-Binz, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
An administration official insisted that Biden and Harris remain committed to both human rights and immigration enforcement, pointing to specific efforts to curb extrajudicial killings and professionalize security forces.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The authorities improved security by deploying the army against criminal gangs, and resorting to mass arrests and extrajudicial killings.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
They have been accused of extrajudicial killings, rape, and torturing people held in the country's network of gulags.
—Abigail Hauslohner and Alex Horton The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
They have been accused of extrajudicial killings and rape, and torturing people held in the country’s network of gulags.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Serious allegations have also arisen that India has violated U.S. and Canadian sovereignty, targeting citizens with extrajudicial violence.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
The widespread use of surveillance, extrajudicial detention, and forced labor in Xinjiang in recent years represents the lengths to which the government will go to extract compliance from the country’s residents.
—Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2023
Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
The experts were Alice Jill Edwards, special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and Morris Tidball-Binz, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
An administration official insisted that Biden and Harris remain committed to both human rights and immigration enforcement, pointing to specific efforts to curb extrajudicial killings and professionalize security forces.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The authorities improved security by deploying the army against criminal gangs, and resorting to mass arrests and extrajudicial killings.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
They have been accused of extrajudicial killings, rape, and torturing people held in the country's network of gulags.
—Abigail Hauslohner and Alex Horton The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
They have been accused of extrajudicial killings and rape, and torturing people held in the country’s network of gulags.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Serious allegations have also arisen that India has violated U.S. and Canadian sovereignty, targeting citizens with extrajudicial violence.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
The widespread use of surveillance, extrajudicial detention, and forced labor in Xinjiang in recent years represents the lengths to which the government will go to extract compliance from the country’s residents.
—Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2023
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extrajudicial
adjective
ex·tra·ju·di·cial
ˌek-strə-ju̇-ˈdi-shəl
1
: not involving, occurring in, or forming part of a legal proceeding
a creditor's extrajudicial repossession of property
an extrajudicial investigation
2
: stemming from something outside of a court proceeding
a judge disqualified for bias that is extrajudicial and not derived from the evidence presented
3
: occurring or arising outside of the course of judicial duties
a judge's extrajudicial conduct
extrajudicially
adverb
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