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This provided empirical evidence for legal realism, the theory that judges don't simply apply legal rules mechanically but are influenced by a variety of extralegal factors including emotions, social context and their own sense of justice.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Prussians’ true sentiments might’ve been more clearly displayed by the lack of a popular groundswell of opposition to Bismarck and the king’s extralegal actions; the people remained quiescent and continued to pay their taxes without complaint.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
By now, the dispute may seem frozen—or, worse yet, that might is beating right: over the past five years, Morocco has bypassed the UN and secured extralegal bilateral endorsements of its sovereignty from France, Spain, and most consequentially, the United States.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
No president, including Trump, can have their own force of extralegal activists, ready to take action.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Prussians’ true sentiments might’ve been more clearly displayed by the lack of a popular groundswell of opposition to Bismarck and the king’s extralegal actions; the people remained quiescent and continued to pay their taxes without complaint.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
By now, the dispute may seem frozen—or, worse yet, that might is beating right: over the past five years, Morocco has bypassed the UN and secured extralegal bilateral endorsements of its sovereignty from France, Spain, and most consequentially, the United States.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
No president, including Trump, can have their own force of extralegal activists, ready to take action.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Extralegal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extralegal. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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extralegal
adjective
ex·tra·le·gal
ˌek-strə-ˈlē-gəl 
: not regulated or sanctioned by law
extralegally
adverb
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