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extrajudicial
(redirected from extrajudicially)

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ex·tra·ju·di·cial  (kstr-j-dshl)
adj.
1. Outside of the authority of a court.
2. Outside of the usual judicial proceedings.

extra·ju·dicial·ly adv.

extrajudicial [ˌɛkstrədʒuːˈdɪʃəl]
adj
1. (Law) outside the ordinary course of legal proceedings extrajudicial evidence
2. (Law) beyond the jurisdiction or authority of the court an extrajudicial opinion
extrajudicially  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.extrajudicial - beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty"
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"


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Even though President Yasser Arafat agreed to a moratorium on the death penalty in 2002, nine sentenced prisoners have been killed extrajudicially, during Israeli invasions of the Palestinian territories, by gunmen who attacked prisons and courthouses.
3) In the subsequent wills and codicils that Salas wrote, she proudly pointed out that she had quickly and extrajudicially completed the division of her deceased husband's estate within five months of his death, thereby avoiding expense and discord in her family which she described as exemplary in its unity.
 
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