extrajudicial

[ ek-struh-joo-dish-uhl ]

adjective

1. outside of judicial proceedings; beyond the action or authority of a court.
2. beyond, outside, or against the usual procedure of justice; legally unwarranted:

   an extrajudicial penalty.

extrajudicial

/ ˌɛkstrədʒuːˈdɪʃəl /

adjective

1. outside the ordinary course of legal proceedings

   extrajudicial evidence

2. beyond the jurisdiction or authority of the court

   an extrajudicial opinion

Derived Forms

• ˌextrajuˈdicially, adverb

Other Words From

• extra·ju·dicial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrajudicial¹

First recorded in 1620–30; extra- + judicial

Example Sentences

The court has strongly criticised extrajudicial demolitions throughout the hearing.

From BBC

The county's armed forces have been accused of atrocities and extrajudicial killings.

From BBC

Diddy’s lawyers on Sunday asked the judge in his federal case to issue an order requiring accusers, some of whom are potential witnesses in the federal case, and their lawyers “to refrain from making extrajudicial statements that have a substantial likelihood to interfere with Mr. Combs’s trial or otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice.”

From Los Angeles Times

The fear that she and Schiff have about extrajudicial attacks from Trump should he win office again is an “individual fear that we sign up for, because we know he’s crazy” and must be confronted, Pelosi said.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, Smith submitted his prosecutorial evidence in court filings and a judge approved its disclosure; there were no “extrajudicial statements” by prosecutors, the primary vice against which the ABA standards warn.

From Slate