territoriality
pronunciation
How to pronounce territoriality in British English:
UK [ˌterəˌtɔ:rɪ'ælətɪ]
How to pronounce territoriality in American English:
US [ˌterəˌtɔrɪ'ælətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
Word Origin
- territoriality (n.)
- "possession and control of territory," 1839, as a concept in international law, from territorial + -ity. From 1941 in reference to animal behavior.
Example
- 1. Qualification management practice the principle of territoriality .
- 2. The " territoriality " of community facilities is a concept compared to intensivism and sociality .
- 3. Dicey 's theory of vested or acquired rights is based on the principle of territoriality .
- 4. Characteristic industries have the salient features of territoriality , advantage and hierarchy .
- 5. The administration of private international law , however , raises no exception to the principle of territoriality , for what the judge does is to protect rights that have already been acquired by a claimant under a foreign law or a foreign judgment .