This week's theme: words about diplomacy. extraterritoriality (ek-struh-ter-i-tor-ee-AL-i-tee) noun
Exemption from the jurisdiction of local law, granted to foreign diplomats. [From Latin extra- (outside) + territorium (land around a town), from terra (land).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Henry McMaster also said he plans to argue that the extraterritoriality principle bars one state from passing laws that would affect people in other states." Monica Chen; State Attorney General Addresses York County Day; The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina); Mar 28, 2007. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=p17 Perfect your French, German, Italian or Spanish with Champs-Elysees audio magazines, the final step to fluency! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith5 ............................................................................ In death the many become one; in life the one become many. -Rabindranath Tagore, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate (1861-1941) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/extraterritoriality.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/extraterritoriality.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/extraterritoriality.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
