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extraterritoriality definition

extra·ter·ri·to·ri·al·ity (-ter′ə tôr′ē al′ə tē)

noun

  1. freedom from the jurisdiction of the country in which one is living, as in the case of foreign diplomats
  2. jurisdiction of a country over its citizens in foreign lands

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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