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extraterritoriality en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɛk.stɹəˌtɛ.ɹɪˌtɔː.ɹɪˈæl.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɛk.stɹəˌtɛ.ɹɪˌtɔ.ɹiˈæl.ɪ.ti/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English extraterritorial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English extraterritoriality From extraterritorial + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation.
   • Although both home country and host country extraterritoriality involve the extension of national law over foreign corporations, the two differ sharply in the nature of application. 1993, Phillip I. Blumberg, The Multinational Challenge to Corporation Law: The Search for a New Corporate Personality, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 187:
2. (countable, usually) A territory or space that is under the power of a certain area but not defined by its norms.

Forms

Synonyms

exterritoriality · diplomatic immunity

Translations (23)

da eksterritorialitet (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · ro extrateritorialitate (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · sk exteritorialita (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · ru экстерриториальность (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · it extraterritorialità (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · ja 治外法権 (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · el ετεροδικία (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · gl extraterritorialidade (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · de Exterritorialität (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · th สิทธิสภาพนอกอาณาเขต (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · fi ekstraterritoriaalisuus (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · sv exterritorialitet (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · cmn 治外法權 /治外法权 (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · ka ექსტერიტორიულობა (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · es extraterritorialidad (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · hu területenkívüliség (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · pt extraterritorialidade (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · cs exteritorialita (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · pl eksterytorialność (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · cy alltiriogaethedd (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · id ekstrateritorialitas (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · ko 치외법권 (immunity from the local laws of a certain area) · fr extraterritorialité (immunity from the local laws of a certain area)