extraterritorial
extraterritorial — adjective
- extraterritorialpositive
- more extraterritorialcomparative
- most extraterritorialsuperlative
1. relating to the principle that a country's laws can take effect, or its official
relating to the principle that a country's laws can take effect, or its officials can exercise legal authority, beyond the country's own geographical borders — for example, when an embassy building in another nation is treated as part of the home country, or when diplomats are exempt from local prosecution.
The Japanese consulate in Rio has extraterritorial status, so local police cannot enter its grounds.
extraterritorial status + diplomatic premises
Otis reminded the team that their overseas branch operates under extraterritorial laws unlike local rules.
extraterritorial laws + corporate context
Under an extraterritorial treaty, Manuela was tried at home for a crime she committed abroad.
The ambassador's residence is legally considered extraterritorial ground belonging to the nation it represents.
Ayesha argued that the company's extraterritorial tax status saved them over two million dollars.
- exterritorial
rare variant spelling with identical meaning; extraterritorial is far more common in modern legal texts
- extra-jurisdictional
broader term covering any situation outside normal legal authority, not limited to national borders
- territorial
describes laws or authority strictly limited to a country's own geographical area
文法句型
extraterritorial + noun (rights/status/jurisdiction/law/treaty)
用法筆記
Typically used before nouns such as rights, status, jurisdiction, law, treaty, or immunity. The term belongs mostly to formal legal and diplomatic writing; in everyday conversation, phrases like outside the country's legal reach are more common.