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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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.
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Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Many experts argue that both are simply euphemisms for extrajudicial executions, which the laws of armed conflict proscribe.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
The former president denied authorizing extrajudicial killings under his crackdown but has given conflicting statements.
—Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
The former president has denied authorizing extrajudicial killings under his anti-drug crusade, but some of his public statements have contradicted his denials.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Many experts argue that both are simply euphemisms for extrajudicial executions, which the laws of armed conflict proscribe.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
The former president denied authorizing extrajudicial killings under his crackdown but has given conflicting statements.
—Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
The former president has denied authorizing extrajudicial killings under his anti-drug crusade, but some of his public statements have contradicted his denials.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 23 Nov. 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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