Vocabulary

extraterritoriality

()(がい)(ほう)(けん)

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

A legal situation where foreigners in a country are not subject to that country’s laws but to the laws of their own country.

外国(がいこく)(じん)滞在(たいざい)(さき)(くに)法律(ほうりつ)ではなく、自国(じこく)法律(ほうりつ)裁判(さいばん)(けん)(したが)うと(さだ)める特別(とくべつ)法的(ほうてき)地位(ちい)

Examples

  1. In the 19th century, many Western countries demanded extraterritoriality in East Asia.
  2. Extraterritoriality was a controversial part of many unequal treaties.

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