Extralegal political acts now became a matter of course.
extralegal in American English
(ˌɛkstrəˈligəl)
adjective
outside of legal control or authority; not regulated by law
Derived forms
extralegally (ˌextraˈlegally)
adverb
extralegal in American English
(ˌekstrəˈliɡəl)
adjective
being beyond the province or authority of law
There were only extralegal recourses for their grievances
Derived forms
extralegally
adverb
Word origin
[1635–45; extra- + legal]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: federal, intaglio, naturalism, recruit, sympatheticextra- is a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative. Otherwords that use the affix extra- include: extra-atmospheric, extrajudicial, extraterritorial
Examples of 'extralegal' in a sentence
extralegal
That hurdle might be overcome by using court-appointed experts to evaluate the usefulness of the extralegal materials.
Ivo Giesen 2015, 'The Use and Incorporation of Extralegal Insights in Legal Reasoning', Utrecht Law Reviewhttp://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.308/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper highlights both water arenas and the ways they operate between the legal and the extralegal.
Rutgerd Boelens 2008, 'Water Rights Arenas in the Andes: Upscaling Networks to Strengthen Local Water Control',Water Alternativeshttp://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol1/v1issue1/22-a-1-1-4/file. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)