extraterritorial
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“Because he’s bought them all in the ETJ” — the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, a broad swath of unincorporated land bordering Austin that isn’t subject to the city’s short-term rental restrictions.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021
"Therefore, an order has been signed under the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act securing Canada's right to prevent compliance with the Buy America provisions for this project."
From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2015
He was the first ex-soldier charged and convicted under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which gave US civilian courts jurisdiction over crimes committed overseas.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2014
Brehm appears to be the first foreign national contractor convicted under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which gives U.S. courts jurisdiction over certain crimes committed outside the United States.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2011
In Extraterritorial, he warns that a more current threat, "the drift and boredom of semiliteracy" �man's marriage of convenience to his words, threatens to crush the life out of all civilized languages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vocabulary lists containing extraterritorial
Chapter 24: Imperialism and World War I
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