extrajudicially
Beyond legal proceedings
Outside the formal court system or legal process.
Extrajudicial actions bypass normal judicial procedures—an extrajudicial killing is an execution carried out without trial or legal authority, typically by government forces.
The prisoners were extrajudicially detained for months without charges.
Concealed from authorities
- secretConcealed information
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- hiddenKept out of sight
shadow · black ops · off-the-books · unacknowledged · deniable · rendition · disappearance · black site
Forbidden by statute
- unconstitutionalViolating fundamental law
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
illicit · unlawful · unwarranted · unjustified · arbitrary · lawless · criminal · prohibited
Inalienable personal freedoms
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- fair trialImpartial judicial proceeding
- legal protectionRights enforceable by law
civil liberties · rule of law · constitutional · abuse · violation · deprivation · denial · circumvention
Completing a planned task
- killingCausing death deliberately
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
targeted · drone strike · death squad · disappear · extermination · dispatch · neutralization · sanction
Crowd executing without trial
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- mob justiceExtralegal punishment by crowds
- frontier justiceExtralegal punishment in lawless regions
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
posse · kangaroo court · revenge · retaliation · reprisal · eye for an eye · rough justice · bounty hunter
Not required to justify
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unreviewableNot subject to reconsideration
- immunityProtected from harm
- impunityFreedom from consequences
unanswerable · above the law · untouchable · unrestrained · absolute · unfettered · unchallenged · unmonitored
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- secretConcealed information
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
hidden · shadow · black ops · off-the-books · unacknowledged · deniable · rendition · disappearance · black site · torture
illegal
Forbidden by statute
- unconstitutionalViolating fundamental law
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
unsanctioned · illicit · unlawful · unwarranted · unjustified · arbitrary · lawless · criminal · prohibited · forbidden
human rights
Inalienable personal freedoms
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- fair trialImpartial judicial proceeding
legal protection · civil liberties · rule of law · constitutional · abuse · violation · deprivation · denial · circumvention · contravention
execution
Completing a planned task
- killingCausing death deliberately
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
elimination · targeted · drone strike · death squad · disappear · extermination · dispatch · neutralization · sanction · hit
lynch mob
Crowd executing without trial
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- mob justiceExtralegal punishment by crowds
- frontier justiceExtralegal punishment in lawless regions
retribution · posse · kangaroo court · revenge · retaliation · reprisal · eye for an eye · rough justice · bounty hunter · enforcer
unaccountable
Not required to justify
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unreviewableNot subject to reconsideration
- immunityProtected from harm
impunity · unanswerable · above the law · untouchable · unrestrained · absolute · unfettered · unchallenged · unmonitored · unsupervised
extrajudiciallyjudicially
By court authority
legally · lawfully · constitutionally · procedurally · formally
- Extrajudicial killingKilling bypassing legal process