extraterritorial
adjective
ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al
ˌek-strə-ˌter-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction
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White said much of the growth is just outside the city limits, in what’s known as the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
Beijing’s effort to exert political pressure marks a major test of its extraterritorial influence over commercial transactions, and of the independence of Chinese firms based in Hong Kong.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
This is an extraterritorial power, meaning UK law enforcement would have been able to access the encrypted iCloud data of Apple customers anywhere in the world, including in the US.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Governments globally would view the latter choice as an extraordinary assertion of U.S. extraterritorial jurisdiction.
—Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
Beijing’s effort to exert political pressure marks a major test of its extraterritorial influence over commercial transactions, and of the independence of Chinese firms based in Hong Kong.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
This is an extraterritorial power, meaning UK law enforcement would have been able to access the encrypted iCloud data of Apple customers anywhere in the world, including in the US.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Governments globally would view the latter choice as an extraordinary assertion of U.S. extraterritorial jurisdiction.
—Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
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extraterritorial
adjective
ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al
ˌek-strə-ˌter-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction
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