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EXTRAJUDICIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extrajudicial mean?
• EXTRAJUDICIAL (adjective)
The adjective EXTRAJUDICIAL has 1 sense:
1. beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
Familiarity information: EXTRAJUDICIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
Context example:
an extrajudicial penalty
Similar:
illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)
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