The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exterritorial
Exterritorial \Ex*ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [Pref. ex? + territorial.] Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction. -- Ex*ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly,adv.
Wiktionary
exterritorial
a. Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction.
WordNet
exterritorial
adj. outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights" [syn: extraterritorial] [ant: territorial]
Usage examples of "exterritorial".
In Islam and in China, Westerners were under the exterritorial jurisdiction of their national representatives, and not under local tribunals.