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Definition of extraterritorial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

extraterritorial

adjective
 
/ˌekstrəterəˈtɔːriəl/
 
/ˌekstrəterəˈtɔːriəl/
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  1. (of a law) that also applies outside the country where the law was made
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin extra territorium ‘outside the territory’ + -al.
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