属地

屬地
shǔdì
noun #36,748

Meanings

  1. 1 dependency; territory under another's jurisdiction
  2. 2 annexed territory; possession (of a state)

Examples

Bǎimùdá shì Yīngguó de hǎiwài shǔdì.
Bermuda is an overseas dependency of the United Kingdom.
Ànjiàn yóu fànzuì fāshēng dì de shǔdì fǎyuàn guǎnxiá.
The case falls under the jurisdiction of the local court where the crime occurred.

Tips

usage
Two registers: in international affairs 属地 = 'dependency / overseas territory' (e.g. 海外属地). In law, 属地原则 (shǔdì yuánzé) is the 'territoriality principle' — a country's laws apply to acts within its territory.

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