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

/ ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. beyond the limits of a country's territory

2. of, relating to, or possessing extraterritoriality

Other Word Forms

• extraterritorially adverb
• quasi-extraterritorial adjective
• quasi-extraterritorially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extraterritorial¹

First recorded in 1865–70; extra- + territorial

Example Sentences

For example, its new regime of export controls for critical minerals, scheduled to take effect Nov. 8, included its first assertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction.

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No EU climate rules should be exported to American firms, and the U.S. economy shouldn’t be subject to extraterritorial regulation—or China will collect the benefits.

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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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Related Words

• external 
• outdoor 
• outer