extrajudicial
pronunciation
How to pronounce extrajudicial in British English:
UK [ˌekstrədʒuˈdɪʃl]
How to pronounce extrajudicial in American English:
US [ˌɛkstrədʒuˈdɪʃəl]
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- Adjective:
- beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
Word Origin
- extrajudicial (adj.)
- also extra-judicial, 1580s (implied in extrajudicially); see extra- + judicial.
Example
- 1. Extrajudicial , summary or arbitrary executions .
- 2. It also has criticized abuses in the caucasus , including extrajudicial killings , kidnappings and torture .
- 3. The report also criticised the use of coerced confessions from prisoners , extrajudicial killings , torture and forced labour camps .
- 4. Extrajudicial imprisonment is a cancer .
- 5. Khalifa claims the passing of the anti-terror bill has allowed the police , whom he says have a long history of committing extrajudicial killings , to act with impunity .