extraterritorial
extraterritorial — 形容詞
- extraterritorialpositive
- more extraterritorialcomparative
- most extraterritorialsuperlative
1. relating to the principle that a country's laws can take effect, or its official
治外法權
國家法律適用於領土之外
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.
日本駐里約熱內盧的領事館享有治外法權的地位，當地警察不得擅自進入館區。
extraterritorial status + diplomatic premises
Otis reminded the team that their overseas branch operates under extraterritorial laws unlike local rules.
Otis 提醒團隊，他們的海外分公司根據與當地規則不同的治外法權運作。
extraterritorial laws + corporate context
Under an extraterritorial treaty, Manuela was tried at home for a crime she committed abroad.
根據一項治外法權條約，Manuela 因在國外犯下的罪行而在本國受審。
The ambassador's residence is legally considered extraterritorial ground belonging to the nation it represents.
大使官邸在法律上被視為屬於該國代表的治外法權領土。
Ayesha argued that the company's extraterritorial tax status saved them over two million dollars.
Ayesha 主張，該公司的治外法權稅務身份為他們省下了超過兩百萬美元。
- 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.