Definition of Extralegal

1. Adjective. Not regulated or sanctioned by law. "There were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"

Exact synonyms: Nonlegal
Similar to: Illegal

Definition of Extralegal

1. Adjective. occurring outside the law; not governed by law ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Extralegal

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extralegal

extragenetic
extragenic
extragenomic
extraglomerular
extragonadal
extrahelical
extrahepatic
extraintestinal
extrait
extraits
extrajection
extrajudicial
extrajudicially
extralarge
extralegal (current term)
extralegally
extraligamentous
extralimital
extralimitary
extralinguistic
extraliterary
extralities
extrality
extralogical
extralong
extramalleolus
extramarital

Literary usage of Extralegal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Signature and acknowledgment on the part of the defendants were extralegal requirements, not rendering the contract any more binding than acceptance ..."

2. Introduction to Political Science by Raymond Garfield Gettell (1910)
"As a result, owing to the extralegal position of the party and the irresponsibility of its leaders, an exceptionally strong organization is needed to enable ..."

3. Readings in Political Science by Raymond Garfield Gettell (1911)
"There are in all governmental systems extralegal customs and extralegal organizations whose influence must be considered if we are to obtain an idea of the ..."

4. Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War Years edited by Woodrow J. Kuhns (1999)
"He cites three reasons which militate against extralegal Communist action: (a) because of their non-revolutionary character, the Czechoslovak people would ..."

5. Quarter of a Millennium: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1731-1981 edited by Edwin Wolf, Marie E. Korey (1981)
"Jefferson's draft of instructions on behalf of the extralegal assembly of Virginians for a delegation to an extralegal congress of the representatives of ..."

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