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extraterritorial

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


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Beijing also published 20-point rules targeting “unjustified extraterritorial jurisdiction,” with penalties including asset seizures and entry bans.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 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

Yes, but this does not hold extraterritorial jurisdiction.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2024

An official declaration of the Russian government itself settled the question of the extraterritorial operation of the Russian decree of nationalization and was binding on American courts.

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 Edward Samuel Corwin




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