Extraterritoriality

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  • noun. The operation of the law of a state or country outside of its physical boundaries.
  • noun. Exemption from local legal jurisdiction, such as that granted to foreign diplomats.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as exterritoriality.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation.