"extraterritorial" meaning in English

See extraterritorial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛk.stɹəˌtɛ.ɹɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/
Etymology: From extra- + territorial. Etymology templates: {{af|en|extra-|territorial}} extra- + territorial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} extraterritorial (not comparable)
  1. Of a section of territory: not subject to the laws of the local country. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: extraterritoriality, extraterritorialize, extraterritorially
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          "ref": "1998, Sita Ram Goel, Niyogi Committee Report on Christian Missionary Activities:",
          "text": "Panikkar’s study was primarily aimed at providing a survey of Western imperialism in Asia from CE 1498 to 1945. Christian missions came into the picture simply because he found them arrayed always and everywhere alongside Western gunboats, diplomatic pressures, extraterritorial rights and plain gangsterism.",
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