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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According to a report in The Telegraph, a unit in the IRGC’s Quds Force—an elite force of the organization tasked with extraterritorial operations—has sent weapons to Hezbollah by stowing them on cargo ships that depart from the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
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Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
As a corollary to this assertive approach is a readiness to insist on China’s extraterritorial reach.
—Steve Tsang, TIME, 11 May 2024
Today, India is embroiled in controversies over extraterritorial assassinations.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
In it, a coalition of intelligence agencies agrees on a secret plan to create an extraterritorial witness protection programme to safeguard – and control – individuals whose revelations could upend global power dynamics.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
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Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
As a corollary to this assertive approach is a readiness to insist on China’s extraterritorial reach.
—Steve Tsang, TIME, 11 May 2024
Today, India is embroiled in controversies over extraterritorial assassinations.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
In it, a coalition of intelligence agencies agrees on a secret plan to create an extraterritorial witness protection programme to safeguard – and control – individuals whose revelations could upend global power dynamics.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for extraterritorial
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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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