extraterritorial jurisdiction

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• Extraterritorial jurisdiction — or ETJ is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries.Any authority can of course claim ETJ over any external territory they wish. But for the claim to be effective in the external territory (except by the …   Wikipedia

• extraterritorial jurisdiction — Juridical power which extends beyond the physical limits of a particular state or country. See long arm statutes …   Black's law dictionary

• extraterritorial jurisdiction — Juridical power which extends beyond the physical limits of a particular state or country. See long arm statutes …   Black's law dictionary

• Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act — The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) is a law passed intended to place military contractors under U.S. law.[1][2] The law was used to prosecute former Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario, Jr. for the killing of unarmed Iraqi… …   Wikipedia

• Jurisdiction — In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak ) is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and,… …   Wikipedia

• extraterritorial — adjective 1 formal outside a particular country 2 law extra territorial rights, powers etc are governed from outside a country or area: an extraterritorial jurisdiction treaty extraterritoriality noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• extraterritorial — ex·tra·ter·ri·to·ri·al /ˌek strə ˌter ə tōr ē əl/ adj: existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. extraterritorial …   Law dictionary

• extraterritorial — [eks΄trəter΄ə tôr′ē əl] adj. 1. outside the territorial limits or jurisdiction of the country, state, etc. 2. of extraterritoriality [extraterritorial rights] extraterritorially adv …   English World dictionary

• Extraterritorial — Ex tra*ter ri*to ri*al ([e^]ks tr[.a]*t[e^]r r[i^]*t[=o] r[i^]*al), a. Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial. {Ex tra*ter ri*to ri*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• extraterritorial — adjective Date: 1869 existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• extraterritorial — extraterritorially, adv. /ek streuh ter i tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. 1. beyond local territorial jurisdiction, as the status of persons resident in a country but not subject to its laws. 2. pertaining to such persons. Also, exterritorial. [1865… …   Universalium