extraterritoriality

American  

[ek-struh-ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee] / ˈɛk strəˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti /

Also exterritoriality

noun

1. immunity from the jurisdiction of a nation, granted to foreign diplomatic officials, foreign warships, etc.

2. the applicability or exercise of a sovereign's laws outside its territory.

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extraterritoriality British  

/ ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the privilege granted to some aliens, esp diplomats, of being exempt from the jurisdiction of the state in which they reside

2. the right or privilege of a state to exercise authority in certain circumstances beyond the limits of its territory

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Etymology

Origin of extraterritoriality

First recorded in 1830–40; extra- + territoriality

Example Sentences

Therefore, they demand the privilege of extraterritoriality in the countries of the Asiatic races.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

“This case thus represents a valid domestic application of the PLCAA, and the presumption against extraterritoriality does not apply.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2022

But some U.N. officials were not pleased with what they saw as an intrusion on the United Nations’ extraterritoriality.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2021

For some people, it’s an extraterritoriality case that extends the lines of U.S. laws into other countries.

From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2018

It was, however, from the subjects of non-treaty powers that China was destined to suffer most from her concession of extraterritoriality.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various