exterritorial
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- exterritoriality noun
- exterritorially adverb
Etymology
Origin of exterritorial
First recorded in 1850–55; ex- 1 + territorial
Example Sentences
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Lastly, it is held that when armies or regiments are allowed by a foreign state to cross its territory, they necessarily have exterritorial rights.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
They gave large exterritorial jurisdiction to the Ambassadors and Consuls of the States on whom they were conferred.
From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien
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