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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And countering Beijing’s efforts to extend its extraterritorial control is crucial to defending American liberties.
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
That said, there are limits on extraterritorial taxation in the domestic context that don’t exist in the international sphere.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
As for an extraterritorial scope, Section III is clear that parties can be held liable for activities that could defraud French tax authorities but occur offshore.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
That said, there are limits on extraterritorial taxation in the domestic context that don’t exist in the international sphere.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
As for an extraterritorial scope, Section III is clear that parties can be held liable for activities that could defraud French tax authorities but occur offshore.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 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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