EXTRATERRITORIALITY


Meaning of EXTRATERRITORIALITY in English

/ek"streuh ter'i tawr'ee al"i tee, -tohr'-/ , n.

1. immunity from the jurisdiction of a nation, granted to foreign diplomatic officials, foreign warships, etc.

2. the applicability or exercise of a sovereign's laws outside its territory.

Also, exterritoriality .

[ 1830-40; EXTRA- + TERRITORIALITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .