extralegally
Beyond legal bounds
Extralegally means outside the bounds of law—not necessarily illegal, but operating in areas where law doesn't reach or doesn't apply.
Actions taken extralegally bypass formal legal processes: The government extralegally detained suspects without trial.
The word often carries negative connotations, suggesting circumvention of legal protections.
Not formally recognized
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- under-the-tableSecret and unofficial
- off-the-recordNot for attribution
- unregulatedNot controlled by rules
unaccredited · unratified · unendorsed · improvised · ad-hoc · handshake · unwritten · workaround
Prohibited by law
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- bannedOfficially disallowed
outlawed · criminal · unlicensed · contraband · black-market · bootleg · pirated · smuggled
Dishonest or uncontrolled agent
- outlawFugitive from justice
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- rebelAuthority defier
dissident · vigilantism · self-appointed · extrajudicial · posse · retribution · vengeance
unofficial
Not formally recognized
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- under-the-tableSecret and unofficial
- off-the-recordNot for attribution
unregulated · unaccredited · unratified · unendorsed · improvised · ad-hoc · handshake · unwritten · workaround · loophole
illicit
Prohibited by law
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
banned · outlawed · criminal · unlicensed · contraband · black-market · bootleg · pirated · smuggled · undocumented
rogue
Dishonest or uncontrolled agent
rebel · dissident · vigilantism · self-appointed · extrajudicial · posse · retribution · vengeance
extralegallylegally
In lawful manner
lawfully · judicially · within the law · according to law · legitimately