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extraterritorial

[ek-struh-ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

adjective

  1. beyond local territorial jurisdiction, as the status of persons resident in a country but not subject to its laws.

  2. pertaining to such persons.



extraterritorial

/ ˌɛٰəˌɛɪˈɔːɪə /

adjective

  1. beyond the limits of a country's territory

  2. of, relating to, or possessing extraterritoriality

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • extraterritorially adverb
  • quasi-extraterritorial adjective
  • quasi-extraterritorially adverb
  • ˌٰˌٱˈٴǰ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extraterritorial1

First recorded in 1865–70; extra- + territorial
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However, domestic or extraterritorial abduction, detention and/or transfer of human beings to other locations – whether Rwanda, Cuba or El Salvador – is a transparent attempt to circumvent our laws.

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The president's latest announcement cited VAT as an "unfair, discriminatory or extraterritorial tax".

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Hong Kong’s recently adopted National Security Law, augmented by the Safeguarding National Security Ordnance, “criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and ‘collusion with foreign organizations’ in sweeping terms and with extraterritorial reach,” she said.

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Yes, but this does not hold extraterritorial jurisdiction.

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The defense had earlier disputed whether the magistrate's court had extraterritorial jurisdiction over the posts she published aboard, but they abandoned the dispute as she didn't remove the content.

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