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The term "extrajudicial" in literature is frequently used to emphasize actions that occur outside the sanctioned judicial process, often carrying a negative connotation of bypassing legal norms. For example, in W. E. B. Du Bois’s critique, extrajudicial measures are associated with decisions that not only ignore constitutional guidelines but also undermine established legal procedures, as seen when President Johnson characterized an act as "extrajudicial" alongside terms like "unconstitutional" and "unnecessary" [1]. This usage underscores the perceived threat that actions taken without judicial oversight pose to the formal legal order.
  1. It was promptly vetoed by President Johnson as "unconstitutional," "unnecessary," and "extrajudicial," and failed of passage over the veto.
    — from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois

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