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Examples of extralegal in a Sentence
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That, too, reduces the likelihood of extralegal mischief and street violence.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Mar. 2024
Opponents of the Kremlin often meet terrible extralegal ends that go far beyond the limits of mere repression.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
And yet the drug war, to use Duterte’s phrase for it—this kind of murderous, extralegal, ongoing assault—was popular.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Rather, the Menendez affair is a parable of the inherent risk to the U.S. political system posed by alliances with authoritarians, who often try to manipulate it in the extralegal ways they are accustomed to using at home.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
Two years ago, the United States’ democratic system of government faced an unprecedented test when supporters of President Donald Trump sought to overturn his election defeat—some through extralegal schemes, others through a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2023
Moncada acknowledges that some of these actions blurred the line between the legal and extralegal realms and between victims and predators.
—Eduardo Moncada, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
After faking her own death, then killing her beloved housekeeper as a decoy, Mona tries Beau in a kind of extralegal, existential court for, among other things, regifting her the same Bette Midler CD twice.
—Vulture, 13 June 2023
There’s a fire and an election call that, while not carrying the force of law, would determine the narrative advantage in a legal (or extralegal) showdown.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 15 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1644, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near extralegal
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“Extralegal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extralegal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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Legal Definition
extralegal
adjective
ex·tra·le·gal
ˌek-strə-ˈlē-gəl
: not regulated or sanctioned by law
extralegally
adverb
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