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Noun: extraterritoriality  'ek-stru,te-ri,to-ree'a-li-tee
  1. Legal status of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, typically applied to diplomatic missions
    "Embassies enjoy extraterritoriality in their host countries"
     
  2. The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory
    "The concept of extraterritoriality applies to international waters"

Derived forms: extraterritorialities

Encyclopedia: Extraterritoriality