extraterritoriality
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.
Origin of extraterritoriality
1- Also ex·ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ty [eks-ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee] /ˈɛksˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti/ .
Words Nearby extraterritoriality
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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 McGuireextraterritoriality 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
/ (ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ) /
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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