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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"
nonlegal
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.
Nothing personal: the NSA's illegal data collection by Sullum, Jacob / Reason
Democratic support for censure which shows they oppose extralegal measures to combat terrorism--could widen the gap, Benedetto wrote.
What about censure? by Conniff, Ruth / The Progressive
The vigilantes believed they were simply dispensing an extralegal form of frontier justice.
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