extraterritorial
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"China has extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute its citizens for conduct which occurs outside China," the joint statement read.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
In that memo, Barr claimed that the president has inherent constitutional authority to conduct extraterritorial arrests for violations of U.S. law.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
He said the EU’s online-content law was adopted democratically by the EU and doesn’t have an extraterritorial effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
For example, its new regime of export controls for critical minerals, scheduled to take effect Nov. 8, included its first assertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
On September 9, 1914, the Porte gave notice of the proposed abolition of the capitulations by which the various powers enjoyed extraterritorial rights.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
Vocabulary lists containing extraterritorial
Chapter 24: Imperialism and World War I
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