extrajudicial

adj.

1. Outside of the authority of a court.
2. Outside of the usual judicial proceedings.

extrajudicially ex'tra·ju·di'cial·ly adv.

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That which is done, given, or effected outside the course of regular judicial proceedings. Not founded upon, or unconnected with, the action of a court of law, as in extrajudicial evidence or an extrajudicial oath.

That which, though done in the course of regular judicial proceedings, is unnecessary to such proceedings, or interpolated, or beyond their scope, as in an extrajudicial opinion.

An extrajudicial statement is an out-of-court utterance, either written or oral. When offered into court as evidence, it is subject to the hearsay rule and its exceptions.

An extrajudicial oath is one that is not taken during judicial proceedings but taken formally before a proper officer or magistrate, such as a notary public.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ekstrajudiciel, udenretlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
buitengerechtelijk, in tegenspraak met het recht, niet officieel/ ambtshalve

Français (French)
adj. - extra-judiciaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - außerhalb des Gerichtssaals

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (νομ.) εξώδικος

Italiano (Italian)
extragiudiziale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extrajudicial

Русский (Russian)
внесудебный, неофициальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extrajudicial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utanför rättsordningen, inte hörande till målet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
法庭职权以外的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 法庭職權以外的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사법 관할 외의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 裁判所の管轄外の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خارج عن اختصاص المحكمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעבר לסמכות ביה"ד, מחוץ לסמכות החוק, אינו מורשה חוקית, לא נערך בבית-משפט (וידוי)‬

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