extraterritorial

extraterritorial
extraterritorial
meaning ‘situated or having force outside a country's territory’, has prevailed over the variant form exterritorial, for which the OED evidence is confined to the second half of the 19c and which has no presence in the OEC.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • extraterritorial — extraterritorial, iale, iaux [ ɛkstrateritɔrjal, jo ] adj. • 1987; de 1. extra et territorial ♦ Fin. Qui est domicilié dans un territoire étranger offrant des avantages pour l exercice de son activité internationale (banque, institution… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • extraterritorial — ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al /ˌek strə ˌter ə tōr ē əl/ adj: existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. extraterritorial …   Law dictionary

  • extraterritorial — [eks΄trəter΄ə tôr′ē əl] adj. 1. outside the territorial limits or jurisdiction of the country, state, etc. 2. of extraterritoriality [extraterritorial rights] extraterritorially adv …   English World dictionary

  • Extraterritorial — Ex tra*ter ri*to ri*al ([e^]ks tr[.a]*t[e^]r r[i^]*t[=o] r[i^]*al), a. Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial. {Ex tra*ter ri*to ri*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extraterritorial — adj. 2 g. Que está fora de um território …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • extraterritorial — adjetivo 1. Área: derecho Que está fuera del territorio de la propia jurisdicción …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • extraterritorial — adj. Que está o se considera fuera del territorio de la propia jurisdicción …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • extraterritorial — ► adjetivo Que está fuera del territorio de una jurisdicción: ■ lo lamento pero su caso es extraterritorial. * * * extraterritorial adj. Que está fuera de los límites territoriales de una jurisdicción. * * * extraterritorial. adj. Que está o se… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • extraterritorial — ex|tra|ter|ri|to|ri|al [ ,ekstrə,terı tɔriəl ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL outside the borders of a particular country 2. ) LEGAL extraterritorial rights allow you to obey your own country s laws rather than the laws of the country where you are living …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • extraterritorial — adjective 1 formal outside a particular country 2 law extra territorial rights, powers etc are governed from outside a country or area: an extraterritorial jurisdiction treaty extraterritoriality noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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