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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Congressional debates were detailed, specific, and wide-ranging, involving expert testimony and careful consideration of a variety of issues, including the implications for U.S. economic competitiveness and how an extraterritorial application of U.S. law might be perceived abroad.
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Concern about the United States’ ability to create a wide enough lead over China in AI development will lead to blunter controls, less patience for partners that do not align their own policies with U.S. export restrictions, and swifter application of extraterritorial measures.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Lawyers for the developers said that because the warehouse is in Bee Cave’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, rather than its city limits, the developers don’t have to report site plans to the city nor get its approval.
—Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
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.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Concern about the United States’ ability to create a wide enough lead over China in AI development will lead to blunter controls, less patience for partners that do not align their own policies with U.S. export restrictions, and swifter application of extraterritorial measures.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Lawyers for the developers said that because the warehouse is in Bee Cave’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, rather than its city limits, the developers don’t have to report site plans to the city nor get its approval.
—Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
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.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 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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