international waters

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international waters pl (plural only)

  1. (international law) Those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.
    • 2022 August 28, Brad Lendon, “US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 28 August 2022[2]:
      Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan despite China's ruling Communist Party never having controlled the island -- and considers the strait part of its "internal waters."
      The US Navy, however, says most of the strait is in international waters.

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