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Extraterritoriality

Exˊtra-terˊri-toˊri-al′i-ty

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Noun.
The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory
; esp.
(Internat. Law)
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A fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation.
Wheaton.

Definition 2024


extraterritoriality

extraterritoriality

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Noun

extraterritoriality (usually uncountable, plural extraterritorialities)

  1. (law, uncountable) Immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation.
  2. (countable) A territory or space that is under the power of a certain area but not defined by its norms.

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