extralegal

Example Sentences

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Maybe that’s the norm that we will see: extralegal — working outside of the legal regime — which may be the best result to avoid over-regulation, which also can be problematic in the copyright space.

From The Verge

But all those other norms still need shoring up — and Biden hasn’t offered much in the way of new laws or regulations to deter a future president from asserting extralegal powers.

From Los Angeles Times

Historically, the ballroom served as a social center for the extralegal system of plaçage, in which white men entered into domestic unions with women of African, Indigenous or mixed-race descent.

From New York Times

Observers have since warned of democratic backsliding, while rights groups have condemned a series of extralegal arrests and the increased use of military courts against civilians.

From Seattle Times

In the year since then, we have begun to learn the scale of the larger fascist plot against democracy: It was nationwide, and conducted both by legal and extralegal means.

From Salon