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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.
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done outside the course of a judicial proceeding.
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beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty"
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adj. referring to actions outside the judicial (court) system, such as an extralegal confession, which, if brought in as evidence, may be recognized by the judge during a trial.
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Outside of the court system.
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