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extraterritoriality

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ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ty  (kstr-tr-tôr-l-t, -tr-)
n.
Exemption from local legal jurisdiction, such as that granted to foreign diplomats.


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Western imperialism also helped to spread Western "enlightenment" thinking, Botsman argues, and provisions for extraterritoriality in the unequal treaties made the punishment of foreigners a key nexus between the punishment system, imperialism and Japanese state power.
Most European accountants, financial executives, regulators, and corporate lawyers--haunted by the far-reaching extraterritoriality of the new law--would say "yes.
Jabes takes the idea of the extraterritoriality of the Biblical God and turns it on its head.
 
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