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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But the anti-DEI pressure from Washington has highlighted the extraterritorial reach of U.S. policies and their potential impact on European corporate practices.
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Reuters, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
And more recently, the Obama and Biden administrations used extraterritorial sanctions and export controls to force European and Asian banks and firms into accepting U.S. economic warfare priorities.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
White said much of the growth is just outside the city limits, in what’s known as the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
—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
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Reuters, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
And more recently, the Obama and Biden administrations used extraterritorial sanctions and export controls to force European and Asian banks and firms into accepting U.S. economic warfare priorities.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
White said much of the growth is just outside the city limits, in what’s known as the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
—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
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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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