extrajudicial

[US]/ˌekstrədʒuː'dɪʃ(ə)l/

[UK]/ˌɛkstrədʒu'dɪʃl/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. outside of judicial authority

extrajudicial killing

extrajudicial detention

there have been reports of extrajudicial executions.

UN investigator has called for the removal of Kenya's police commissioner and attorney general over a wave of alleged extrajudicial killings.

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