extrajudicial C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɛkstrədʒuˈdɪʃəl/ UK /ˌɛkstrədʒuːˈdɪʃəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj outside or beyond the authority of a court of law Human rights groups condemned the extrajudicial killings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · outside or beyond the... extralegalunofficialsummary ↔ Opposites judiciallawfullegal Word family Derived forms extrajudicially Related forms judicialjudiciaryjudge Etymology AI details From extra- ('outside') + judicial, from Latin judicialis, from judicium ('judgment'), from judex ('judge'), from jus ('law') + dicere ('to say'). extra Latin judicium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # extrajudicial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɛkstrədʒuˈdɪʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɛkstrədʒuːˈdɪʃəl/ ## Meanings 1. outside or beyond the authority of a court of law ## Examples - Human rights groups condemned the extrajudicial killings. ## Synonyms - extralegal - unofficial - summary ## Antonyms - judicial - lawful - legal ## Derived Forms - extrajudicially ## Related Forms - judicial - judiciary - judge ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extra - Root: judicium ## Etymology From extra- ('outside') + judicial, from Latin judicialis, from judicium ('judgment'), from judex ('judge'), from jus ('law') + dicere ('to say'). ## AI Etymology Extrajudicial comes from extra- ('outside') + judicial, from Latin judicialis, from judicium ('judgment'), from judex ('judge'), from jus ('law') + dicere ('to say'). The etymological trail includes Latin extra and Latin judicium. As an adjective, extrajudicial describes what is outside or beyond the authority of a court of law. The same family is visible in derived forms such as extrajudicially and related forms such as judicial, judiciary, and judge. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown