Extrajudicial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Extrajudicial \Ex`tra*ju*di"cial\, a.
     Out of or beyond the power authority of a court or judge;
     beyond jurisdiction; not valid as a part of a judicial
     proceeding; as, extrajudicial oaths, judgments, etc., are
     null and void. -- {Ex`tra*ju*di"cial*ly}, adv.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  extrajudicial
       adj : beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally
             unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty"

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  EXTRAJUDICIAL. That which does not belong to the judge or his jurisdiction, 
  notwithstanding which he takes. cognizance of it. Extrajudicial judgments 
  and acts are absolutely void. Vide Coram non judice, and Merl. Repert. mots 
  Exces de Pouvoir.