extralegal

Example Sentences

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A statue of a USC founder whose connection to groups that carried out extralegal lynchings raised questions about the statue’s placement was removed last month for routine maintenance, university officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawyers believe they are informal contractors for the police, a practice widely used by local Chinese governments to apply extralegal pressure to people they view as troublesome.

From Seattle Times

Instead, the strategy seems to be guided by Trump's belief that the only thing that matters is power and force, as it seeks extralegal means to keep Trump out of prison.

From Salon

Participating in high-profile investigations may trigger political actors to threaten them with arrest or extralegal violence.

From Scientific American

The Camaro had become a patron saint of convenience-store parking lots, homecoming dances and extralegal adolescent high jinks, from stoplight races to the odd lawn job.

From New York Times