| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective
Etymology: extra- + judicial
1.
a. : lying outside or beyond court proceedings : forming no valid part of a case before a court
an extrajudicial investigation
b.
(1) : not made before a judge or court in due course of legal proceedings
an extrajudicial confession
an extrajudicial oath
(2) : not made or delivered officially : informal , private
the judge made it clear that the opinion he voiced was extrajudicial
2. : lying outside, beyond, or contrary to the ordinary course of law or justice : not legally authorized
extrajudicial infliction of the death penalty
• ex·tra·judicially “+ adverb