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Definition of extrajudicial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

extrajudicial

adjective
 
/ˌekstrədʒuˈdɪʃl/
 
/ˌekstrədʒuˈdɪʃl/
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  1. happening outside the normal power of the law
    • The killing was feared to be an extrajudicial execution carried out by the security forces.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExtrajudicial is used with these nouns:
    • execution
    • killing
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