extrajudicial
adjective
ex·tra·ju·di·cial
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Definition of extrajudicial
1a
: not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings
an extrajudicial investigation
b
: delivered without legal authority : private sense 2a(2)
the judge's extrajudicial statements
2
: done in contravention of due process of law
an extrajudicial execution
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Other Words from extrajudicial
extrajudicially
\ ˌek-strə-jü-ˈdish-lē
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adverb
, -ˈdi-shə- \
adverb
Examples of extrajudicial in a Sentence
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Seven inmates were killed during security raids, and an international tribunal in Guatemala prosecuted Giammattei for his alleged involvement in extrajudicial executions. — Washington Post, "Four things to know about Guatemala’s new president-elect," 12 Aug. 2019 The report cited nearly 8,300 extrajudicial executions since 2015 and more than 12,000 arbitrary detentions during waves of deadly street protests that have rocked Venezuela since Mr. Maduro won elections in 2013. — Samuel Rubenfeld, WSJ, "U.S. Sanctions Venezuela’s First Lady," 25 Sep. 2018 That panel was the group that prosecuted — and later acquitted — Giammattei for presiding over alleged extrajudicial killings. — Washington Post, "Four things to know about Guatemala’s new president-elect," 12 Aug. 2019 The former director of the country’s prison system was investigated in the extrajudicial killings of several prisoners, but the charges against him were eventually dropped. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, "Guatemala, simmering with discontent, shows little enthusiasm for the presidential election," 9 Aug. 2019 Lawmakers cited offenses including extrajudicial killings, murders, confiscation of firearms without warrants and incarceration without due process. — Lauren Cook, CNN, "Their ancestors were slain a century ago along the US-Mexico border. They say now is the time to retell the horror," 20 July 2019 An investigation by the United Nations in 2018 found that U.S.-funded police forces in El Salvador had falsely accused people of gang membership and committed extrajudicial killings. — Melissa Del Bosque, ProPublica, "Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims," 8 July 2019 Duterte and the police have denied any authorization of extrajudicial killings. — Jim Gomez, BostonGlobe.com, "Amnesty seeks international probe to end Philippine killings," 8 July 2019 Khashoggi’s killing constituted an extrajudicial killing for which the State of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible. — Neill Borowski, USA TODAY, "What the UN wants next in the investigation of Jamal Khashoggi's murder," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extrajudicial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for extrajudicial
extrajudicial
adjective
ex·tra·ju·di·cial
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Legal Definition of extrajudicial
1
: not involving, occurring in, or forming part of a legal proceeding
a creditor's extrajudicial repossession of property an extrajudicial investigation
especially
: out-of-court
an extrajudicial identification
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