extraterritoriality

Noun

Meaning

The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory

A fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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From the Chinese perspective, the most injurious terms were the fixed trade tariff, extraterritoriality, and the most favoured nation provisions. Source: Internet

For the most part, this is not the case as extraterritoriality is not conferred upon an Embassy or Consulate, but in some situations extraterritoriality may be created by Treaty". Source: Internet

In 1899, Japan won agreements from the great powers ' to abandon extraterritoriality for their citizens, and an alliance with the United Kingdom established it in 1902 as an international power. Source: Internet

The tariff fixed at 5% was higher than before, the concept of extraterritoriality seemed to put the burden on foreigners to police themselves, and most favoured nation treatment appeared to set the foreigners one against the others. Source: Internet

The term "extraterritoriality" is often applied to diplomatic missions, but normally only in this broader sense. Source: Internet

To gain foreign confidence and end the hated system of extraterritoriality, Yuan strengthened the court system and invited foreign advisers to reform the penal system. Source: Internet

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