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Territorial, Territoriality

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

These terms are used to signify connection with', or limitation with reference to, a particular country or territory. Thus, "territorial law" is the correct expression for the law of a particular country or sinte, although "municipal law" is more common. "Territorial waters" are that part of the sea adjacent to the coast of a given country which is by international law' deemed to be within the sovereignty of ,that country, so that its courts have jurisdiction over offenses committed on those waters, even by a person on board a foreign ship. Sweet.