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TOPIK 6determiner

초법적

chobeopjeok [초뻡쩍]

초법적 + noun (초법적 조치) · 초법적인 + noun

extralegal, above the law

Example

정부의 초법적 조치에 대해 비판이 쏟아졌습니다.

Criticism poured in over the government's extralegal measures.

Word parts

초 beyond법 law적 -ic

Literally 'beyond-the-law-ish': acting outside legal limits.

Good to know

-적 words work as determiners (초법적 권력) or nouns with 이다 (초법적인 결정).