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Meaning of "extralegal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTRALEGAL

extralegal  [ˌɛkstrəˈliːɡ əl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTRALEGAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extralegal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXTRALEGAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Illegal

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Definition of extralegal in the English dictionary

The definition of extralegal in the dictionary is not governed or regulated by law.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTRALEGAL


A-level
ˈeɪˌlɛv əl
achievable
əˈtʃiːvəb əl
adjustable
əˈdʒʌstəb əl
archival
ɑːˈkaɪv əl
cangle
ˈkæŋɡ əl
coastal
ˈkəʊst əl
collectible
kəˈlɛktəb əl
comptable
ˈkɒmptəb əl
detachable
dɪˈtætʃəb əl
detectable
dɪˈtɛktəb əl
developmental
dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnt əl
downloadable
ˌdaʊnˈləʊdəb əl
editable
ˈɛdɪtəb əl
enjoyable
ɪnˈdʒɔɪəb əl
expandable
ɪkˈspændəb əl
fangle
ˈfæŋɡ əl
febrifugal
fɪˈbrɪfjʊɡ əl
fogle
ˈfəʊɡ əl
foldable
ˈfəʊldəb əl
fugle
ˈfjuːɡ əl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTRALEGAL

extradural
extraembryonic
extrafloral
extraforaneous
extragalactic
extragalactic nebula
extrahepatic
extrait
extrajudicial
extrajudicially
extralegally
extralimital
extralimitary
extralinguistic
extraliterary
extrality
extralogical
extramarital
extrametrical
extramundane

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTRALEGAL

branchiostegal
Cape Ortegal
Donegal
egal
illegal
interregal
legal
medicolegal
nonlegal
Ortegal
paralegal
peregal
prelegal
regal
Senegal
viceregal

Synonyms and antonyms of extralegal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «extralegal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTRALEGAL

Find out the translation of extralegal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of extralegal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extralegal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法外
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extralegal
570 millions of speakers

English

extralegal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

extralegal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير القانونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

внезаконным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extralegal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

extralegal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extralégale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Extralegal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

extralegale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

超法規的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법적 (超 法 的)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Extralegal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngoài vòng pháp luật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டத்திற்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्स्ट्रेलॅगल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hukukdışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

extralegale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozaprawnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

позазаконному
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afara legii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξωνομικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ekstra legale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

extralegal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extralegal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTRALEGAL»

The term «extralegal» is normally little used and occupies the 110.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTRALEGAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «extralegal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «extralegal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extralegal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTRALEGAL»

Discover the use of extralegal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extralegal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Many Faces of Judge Lynch: Extralegal Violence and ...
A ground breaking study of extralegal violence that considers the changing meaning and use of the term "lynching" throughout American history.
Christopher Waldrep, 2002
2
Lynchings: Extralegal Violence in Florida During the 1930s
Moreover, one third of these lynchings occurred in urban areas. The study finishes with a brief overview of the three Florida lynchings of the 1940s and the sudden end of this southern lynch law in modern America.
Walter Howard, 2005
3
Characteristics of State Trial Court Judges and ...
Archival research demonstrates that older offenders are treated more leniently in the criminal system by judges.
Martha S. Smith, 2008
4
Vigilantism and the State in Modern Latin America: Essays on ...
This book is the first major analysis of the vigilantism that accompanies the economic, political, and social disintegration occurring in many Latin American countries.
Martha Knisely Huggins, 1991
5
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
But when the evidence is conflicting or confusing, or when jurors are not motivated to think systematically, they are said to use a “peripheral route” that involves attention to tangential or ex- traneous details such as extralegal information. Based ...
Edith Greene, Kirk Heilbrun, 2010
6
Juvenile Justice: The Essentials
Police discretion has been criticized because some believe that police abuse their broad discretionary powers, and that they base their decisions on extralegal factors other than the offense. Extralegal factors are those that have nothing ...
Richard Lawrence, Mario Hesse, 2009
7
The Courts of International Trade: Judicial Specialization, ...
The extralegal model was first ardently proposed by C. Herman Pritchett (1948) when he argued for the inclusion of the "personal element" of jurists in models purporting to explain judicial interpretation and the making of law. In reality, the ...
Isaac Unah, 1998
8
Is Administrative Law Unlawful?
Part II of this book has thus far examined extralegal adjudication in its prerogative form and how constitutional law defeated it; it also has distinguished extralegal adjudication from nonbinding executive action. This part therefore can now ...
Philip Hamburger, 2014
9
Where the Dead are Buried: Property Rights and Poverty ...
A. 1.3 Locate economic sectors and geographic areas where extralegal activities are most prevalent A.2 Quantify the actual and potential value of extralegal assets A.2.1 Develop appropriate methodologies to estimate the value of extralegal ...
Rose N. Egbuiwe, 2008
10
Correctional Organization and Management: Public Policy ...
Discretionary decision making can be influenced by a variety of factors that can be grouped into two categories: legal and extralegal. Legal Factors The term legal can be defined as fulfilling the requirements of the law, not contrary to law, ...
Robert M. Freeman, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTRALEGAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extralegal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The sound of silence
That there are many other deeds of corruption and extralegal transactions that would have to come out before the BJP comes up with a total ... «Frontline, Jul 15»
2
World Cup Corruption: The Bigger Scandal
And there is a great deal of extralegal recruitment activity as well. Though the act does not allow unregistered individual agents to recruit for ... «The American Prospect, Jul 15»
3
UC San Diego files conspiracy suit against researcher, USC
While universities are constantly jockeying for top researchers, the lawsuit alleges USC took extralegal recruitment action in its pursuit of Paul ... «Education Dive, Jul 15»
4
Spending: 23 Things Congress Could Cut
Defunding EPA activities that impose additional, extralegal requirements for approving mine permits. Congress could deny funds from being ... «American Clarion, Jul 15»
5
Obama Is on a Roll, But Is His Presidency?
Domestic spying, jailing of whistleblowers, spying on allies, spying on the media, spying for political gain, extralegal murder by flying robots and ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
6
The four types of obnoxious U.S. National Team soccer fans
These campaigns were successful, but built on ideologies of white supremacy, extralegal means to get what was desired, and you know, actual ... «The Goat Parade, Jul 15»
7
Twin Cities literary events: fly fishing talk, ways to clear clutter
BRAD TAYLOR: Retired Special Forces lieutenant colonel introduces "The Insider Threat," eighth in his Pike Logan series about an extralegal ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
8
My Turn: The liberal contribution to freedom, justice for all
Instead, Jim Crow laws and extralegal lynchings became an ugly form of resistance aimed at preserving the tradition of white supremacy. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
9
A Dozen Officials Suspended As Probe Into N.Y. Prison Break Widens
JEFF HALL: Something that's referred to as the code of silence, which was sort of this term used to describe the use of extralegal violence ... «KSMU Radio, Jun 15»
10
Views on the Trial and Conviction of Michael Johnson, a Black Life …
... supremacy also removes the so-called "moral authority" that whites have clung to for the logical basis of the legal and extralegal apparatus in ... «TheBody.com, Jun 15»

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