extraterritorial
adjective
ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al
ˌek-strə-ˌter-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Similarly, the United Kingdom's Diverted Profits Tax is extraterritorial in nature and mostly targets large U.S. companies.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But the anti-DEI pressure from Washington has highlighted the extraterritorial reach of U.S. policies and their potential impact on European corporate practices.
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And more recently, the Obama and Biden administrations used extraterritorial sanctions and export controls to force European and Asian banks and firms into accepting U.S. economic warfare priorities.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Similarly, the United Kingdom's Diverted Profits Tax is extraterritorial in nature and mostly targets large U.S. companies.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But the anti-DEI pressure from Washington has highlighted the extraterritorial reach of U.S. policies and their potential impact on European corporate practices.
—Reuters, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
And more recently, the Obama and Biden administrations used extraterritorial sanctions and export controls to force European and Asian banks and firms into accepting U.S. economic warfare priorities.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extraterritorial
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“Extraterritorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraterritorial. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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extraterritorial
adjective
ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al
ˌek-strə-ˌter-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction
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