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extraterritoriality

[ ek-struh-ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee ]
/ ˈɛk strəˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti /
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noun
immunity from the jurisdiction of a nation, granted to foreign diplomatic officials, foreign warships, etc.
the applicability or exercise of a sovereign's laws outside its territory.
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Also ex·ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ty [eks-ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee] /ˈɛksˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti/ .

Origin of extraterritoriality

First recorded in 1830–40; extra- + territoriality

Words nearby extraterritoriality

extrasolar, extrasolar planet, extrasystole, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extraterritoriality, extra time, extratropical cyclone, extrauterine, extravagance, extravagancy
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How to use extraterritoriality in a sentence

  • "It certainly would impair, shall we say, the principle of extraterritoriality of Embassies," Stonehenge picked it up.

    Lone Star Planet|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

  • Extraterritoriality placed Westerners in China solely under the jurisdiction of their respective national representatives.

    Government in Republican China|Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

British Dictionary definitions for extraterritoriality

extraterritoriality
/ (ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ) /
noun international law
the privilege granted to some aliens, esp diplomats, of being exempt from the jurisdiction of the state in which they reside
the right or privilege of a state to exercise authority in certain circumstances beyond the limits of its territory
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