extraterritorial

[ ek-struh-ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
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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.

Origin of extraterritorial

1
First recorded in 1865–70; extra- + territorial

Other words from extraterritorial

  • ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective
  • qua·si-ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for extraterritorial

extraterritorial

exterritorial

/ (ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. beyond the limits of a country's territory

  2. of, relating to, or possessing extraterritoriality

Derived forms of extraterritorial

  • extraterritorially or exterritorially, adverb

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