extraterritoriality
noun
immunity from the jurisdiction of a nation, granted to foreign diplomatic officials, foreign warships, etc.
exterritoriality
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a variation of
extraterritoriality.
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a word derived from
exterritorial.
Example Sentences
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It is well to remind you that under the exterritoriality clause of our treaty with China, all Americans in China are under the protection and control of our consular representatives.
From Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade by Ernest A. (Ernest Albert) Bell
Writers frequently describe the exterritoriality of both embassies and ships as absolute.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
The system lent itself easily to abuse and fraud, chiefly because exterritoriality in the countries in which it was exercised generally carried with it immunity not only from arbitrary exactions but also from ordinary taxation.
From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Lucien Wolf
One of the first counter-moves to foreign insistence on exterritoriality was the restricting of passports to a fortnight's time.
From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Percival Lowell
We can only say that if this interpretation of exterritoriality is correct the other nations enjoying exteriorality in China have been very neglectful in the assertion of their just rights.
From The Fight for the Republic in China by Bertram Lenox Simpson
