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extralegal

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ex·tra·le·gal  (kstr-lgl)
adj.
Not permitted or governed by law.

extra·legal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.extralegal - not regulated or sanctioned by law; "there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"


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Instead, USA Today reported, the NSA resorted to extralegal methods, pressuring the phone companies to divulge the data through appeals to patriotism, warnings about terrorism, and threats of lost government contracts.
Democratic support for censure which shows they oppose extralegal measures to combat terrorism--could widen the gap, Benedetto wrote.
The vigilantes believed they were simply dispensing an extralegal form of frontier justice.
 
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