Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Located outside territorial boundaries.
- adjective Of or relating to persons exempt from the legal jurisdiction of the country in which they reside.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
exterritorial .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a section of territory, not being subject to the laws of the local country; of or pertaining to
extraterritoriality
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
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Examples
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In many cases, like Mebane, the municipality still retains control over the adjoining but unincorporated neighborhoods through a process called extraterritorial jurisdiction ETJ.
Jonathan Weiler: Invisible Boundaries, Visible Harm Jonathan Weiler 2011
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One of the ways in which this is accomplished is by the Mexican government promoting the idea of extraterritorial nationalism among its citizensthat is, the notion that Mexican citizens have an indigenous claim to large swaths of the United States.
Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009
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One of the ways in which this is accomplished is by the Mexican government promoting the idea of extraterritorial nationalism among its citizensthat is, the notion that Mexican citizens have an indigenous claim to large swaths of the United States.
Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009
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That's exactly what's about to happen: Four years after the WTO ruled against the United States, Congress has still failed to repeal export subsidies, known as the extraterritorial income exclusion, that the trade organization determined to be illegal.
~ Angry Bear 2004
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The authority, called extraterritorial jurisdiction, would allow the town to impose its zoning and land development rules in unincorporated territory adjacent to the town.
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The authority, called extraterritorial jurisdiction, would allow the town to impose its zoning and land development rules in unincorporated territory adjacent to the town.
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First, we authorize the NSA to record every singing of the national anthem occurring anywhere in the world and don't give me that "extraterritorial" crap.
Mark Steinberg: The Next Amendment Mark Steinberg 2010
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It’s called extraterritorial condemnation and is done regularly.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Using Eminent Domain to Take Wind Rights 2009
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There was also the "extraterritorial" issue of whether, in the circumstances, a legal basis existed allowing France to extradite Mr Bailey at all.
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There was also the "extraterritorial" issue of whether, in the circumstances, a legal basis existed allowing France to extradite Mr Bailey at all.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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