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extraterritorial

[ek-struh-ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˈɛk strəˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /


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It has also established a “malicious entity list” of foreign organizations and individuals that it says assert “unjustified extraterritorial jurisdiction” over Chinese entities and people.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

"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

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

Closely analogous to the territorial courts are extraterritorial and consular courts created in the exercise of the foreign relations power.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel




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