territorial waters
plural noun
: the waters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation or state including both marginal sea and inland waters
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According to its data, the U.S. warship had been staying in the area for the past few hours, at times getting closer but well off Cuban territorial waters, which stretch out to 12 nautical miles.
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Michael Wilner and Nora Gámez Torres The Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 14 June 2024
That’s despite a counterargument that there are routes to Martha’s Vineyard that remain entirely within state territorial waters.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Those picked up within Italy’s territorial waters, or by rescue ships operated by nongovernmental organizations, would retain their right under international and EU law to apply for asylum in Italy and have their claims processed there.
—Vlasov Sulaj and Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
Coming up this week The Philippines and the U.S. begin annual joint military exercises today, but this time the exercises take place far from Philippine territorial waters in a part of the central South China Sea claimed by China.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
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Michael Wilner and Nora Gámez Torres The Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 14 June 2024
That’s despite a counterargument that there are routes to Martha’s Vineyard that remain entirely within state territorial waters.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Those picked up within Italy’s territorial waters, or by rescue ships operated by nongovernmental organizations, would retain their right under international and EU law to apply for asylum in Italy and have their claims processed there.
—Vlasov Sulaj and Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
Coming up this week The Philippines and the U.S. begin annual joint military exercises today, but this time the exercises take place far from Philippine territorial waters in a part of the central South China Sea claimed by China.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
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