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extralegal

extralegal adjective: occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.

Adjective

extralegal (not comparable)

  1. Occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.
    • Extra-legal raids in Moscow and Leningrad in which 130 males were arrested in late summer 1933 were the harbinger of the recriminalization of male homosexuality later that year.2030 October 7, Leslie Feinberg, “Can a homosexual be a member of the Communist Party?”, in Workers World

Antonyms of extralegal

Forms of extralegal

alternative formextra-legal

Origin of extralegal

From extra- + legal.

Words formed from extralegal

Questions about extralegal

What does extralegal mean?
Extralegal means occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.
What part of speech is extralegal?
Extralegal is an adjective.

Words near extralegal in the dictionary

  1. extrajunctional
  2. extrajuridical
  3. extralaminar
  4. extralarge
  5. extralaryngeal
  6. extralegal
  7. extralegally
  8. extralemniscal
  9. extralenticular
  10. extralesional
  11. extralexical

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