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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The new rules have extraterritorial reach too, extending to non-U.S. companies that use any U.S.-made tech, which is most equipment vendors.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
The Department said that the plot was likely motivated by the 2020 targeted killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the country's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for Tehran's extraterritorial operations.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
In it, a young woman who creates new identities at an extraterritorial witness protection program meets a guy at a bar one night whose personal story is exactly the same as one of the identities she’s thought up.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
The trial is being held in the Netherlands under secondary universal jurisdiction (or extraterritorial jurisdiction), which permits Dutch courts to prosecute international crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity, even if the offenses were committed outside the country.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
The Department said that the plot was likely motivated by the 2020 targeted killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the country's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for Tehran's extraterritorial operations.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
In it, a young woman who creates new identities at an extraterritorial witness protection program meets a guy at a bar one night whose personal story is exactly the same as one of the identities she’s thought up.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
The trial is being held in the Netherlands under secondary universal jurisdiction (or extraterritorial jurisdiction), which permits Dutch courts to prosecute international crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity, even if the offenses were committed outside the country.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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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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