adverb
- outside the normal course of legal proceedings; without legal authority or court involvement
Usage: legal
Examples
- The suspect was killed extrajudicially by vigilantes before trial.
- Government forces acted extrajudicially in detaining protesters.
- The dispute was resolved extrajudicially through private mediation.
- Critics accused the agency of operating extrajudicially.
- The confession was obtained extrajudicially without proper procedures.
- Extrajudicially executed prisoners violated international law.