By administrative means
Soviet Union expression
By administrative means (В административном порядке, "V administrativnom poryadke") was a term used in the Soviet Union when some actions which would normally require a court decision were left to the decision of executive bodies (administration).
With respect to the imprisonment and deportation of individuals, this meant extrajudicial punishment.
See also
Soviet Union portal
- Special Council of the NKVD
- NKVD Troika
- Population transfer in the Soviet Union
- 101st kilometre
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