Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Extrajudicial

adj. Outside court; outside the functioning of the court system <extrajudicial confessions>. - Also termed out-of-court.

Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents.

An international convention, convened on November 15, 1965, that dictates the formal and usu. complicated procedures for effecting service of process in a foreign country. ( More than 35 countries are parties to the convention, including the United States, which became a signatory on February 10, 1969.

extrajudicial admission

See ADMISSION

extrajudicial confession

See CONFESSION.

extrajudicial enforcement

See SELF-HELP.

extrajudicial evidence

See EVIDENCE.

extrajudicial oath

An oath that, although formally sworn, is taken outside a legal proceeding or outside the authority of law.

extrajudicial remedy

A remedy not obtained from a court, such as repossession. -Also termed self-help remedy.

extrajudicial statement

Any utterance made outside of court. ( It is usu. treated as hearsay under the rules of evidence.