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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted;
- Example: "an extrajudicial penalty"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extrajudicial \Ex`tra*ju*di"cial\, a. Out of or beyond the power authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction; not valid as a part of a judicial proceeding; as, extrajudicial oaths, judgments, etc., are null and void. -- Ex`tra*ju*di"cial*ly, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]