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 Special Council of the NKVD NKVD Troika Population transfer in the Soviet Union 101st kilometre Soviet phraseology Euphemisms Extrajudicial killings