extraterritorial
Outside national jurisdiction
Extraterritorial describes something that operates outside the jurisdiction of the territory where it physically exists.
An embassy is extraterritorial—legally considered part of the sending country, not the host nation.
The term extends to laws with reach beyond national borders: The U.S. claims extraterritorial jurisdiction over its citizens' conduct abroad.
Also refers to rights enjoyed by diplomats exempt from local law.
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
attaché · legation · chancery · mission · consul general · foreign service · plenipotentiary · diplomatic corps
Regulated overhead flight zone
- high seasWaters beyond jurisdiction
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- admiraltyLaw of the seas
- international watersOcean beyond national jurisdiction
border · boundary · legal authority · enforcement · port of entry · transit zone · free port · cross-border
Surrounded distinct territory
- exclaveGeographically separated political territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
protectorate · mandate · buffer zone · autonomous region · cession · concession · military base · Guantánamo
Envoy's exemption from prosecution
- sovereign immunityState's protection from lawsuits
- legal protectionRights enforceable by law
- inviolabilityProtected from transgression
- exemptionRelease from requirement
privilege · waiver · noninterference · comity · reciprocity · persona non grata · expulsion · diplomatic incident
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
envoy · attaché · legation · chancery · mission · consul general · foreign service · plenipotentiary · diplomatic corps · accreditation
airspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
- high seasWaters beyond jurisdiction
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- admiraltyLaw of the seas
international waters · border · boundary · legal authority · enforcement · port of entry · transit zone · free port · cross-border · transboundary
enclave
Surrounded distinct territory
- exclaveGeographically separated political territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
colony · protectorate · mandate · buffer zone · autonomous region · cession · concession · military base · Guantánamo · Hong Kong
diplomatic immunity
Envoy's exemption from prosecution
- sovereign immunityState's protection from lawsuits
- legal protectionRights enforceable by law
- inviolabilityProtected from transgression
exemption · privilege · waiver · noninterference · comity · reciprocity · persona non grata · expulsion · diplomatic incident · host country
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- jurisdictionjurisdiction, legal jurisdiction, federal jurisdiction, state jurisdiction, court jurisdiction
extraterritorialterritorial
Defensive about owned space
domestic · jurisdictional · national · sovereign · municipal
extraterritoriallocal
Of this area
bounded · landlocked · provincial · parochial · insular
territory, territorial, extraterrestrial, territoriality, territorialism