Associations to the word «Extrajudicial»

Wiktionary

EXTRAJUDICIAL, adjective. (legal) Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.
EXTRAJUDICIAL, adjective. (legal) (of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.

Dictionary definition

EXTRAJUDICIAL, adjective. Beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.