extrajudicial
adjective
ex·tra·ju·di·cial
ˌek-strə-jü-ˈdi-shəl 
1
a
: not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings
an extrajudicial investigation
b
: delivered without legal authority : private sense 2a(1)
the judge's extrajudicial statements
2
: done in contravention of due process of law
an extrajudicial execution
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Yet law enforcement has also been implicated, with 106 extrajudicial killings reported—96 of which were carried out by police officers.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Critics labeled it an extrajudicial killing and a potential assassination.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
The scion of a wealthy banana exporter, Noboa quickly held a referendum whose passing allowed the military to patrol the streets—a move that, while subduing the gangs, has been linked by human-rights groups with extrajudicial killings.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Russian troops have been accused of rape, torture and extrajudicial executions.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Critics labeled it an extrajudicial killing and a potential assassination.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
The scion of a wealthy banana exporter, Noboa quickly held a referendum whose passing allowed the military to patrol the streets—a move that, while subduing the gangs, has been linked by human-rights groups with extrajudicial killings.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Russian troops have been accused of rape, torture and extrajudicial executions.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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extrajudicial
adjective
ex·tra·ju·di·cial
ˌek-strə-ju̇-ˈdi-shəl
1
: not involving, occurring in, or forming part of a legal proceeding
a creditor's extrajudicial repossession of property
an extrajudicial investigation
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
extrajudicially
adverb
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