extraterritoriality
/ek-struh-ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee/US // ˈɛk strəˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti //UK // (ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ) //
治外法权,域外性,境外性,外交部
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : immunity from the jurisdiction of a nation, granted to foreign diplomatic officials, foreign warships, etc.
- : the applicability or exercise of a sovereign's laws outside its territory.
Examples
"It certainly would impair, shall we say, the principle of extraterritoriality of Embassies," Stonehenge picked it up.
Extraterritoriality placed Westerners in China solely under the jurisdiction of their respective national representatives.
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