extraterritorial

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However, domestic or extraterritorial abduction, detention and/or transfer of human beings to other locations – whether Rwanda, Cuba or El Salvador – is a transparent attempt to circumvent our laws.

From Salon

The president's latest announcement cited VAT as an "unfair, discriminatory or extraterritorial tax".

From BBC

Hong Kong’s recently adopted National Security Law, augmented by the Safeguarding National Security Ordnance, “criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and ‘collusion with foreign organizations’ in sweeping terms and with extraterritorial reach,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Yes, but this does not hold extraterritorial jurisdiction.

From BBC

The defense had earlier disputed whether the magistrate's court had extraterritorial jurisdiction over the posts she published aboard, but they abandoned the dispute as she didn't remove the content.

From Reuters