In animals, the habit of urinating on an area to mark territory. / (idiomatic, slang) Any territorial behaviour exhibited by humans.

(politics, geography) A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country.

singular of territorial waters

plural of territorial matrix

The sea and ocean areas belonging to the territorial waters of a country.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go with the territory

Alternative form of come with the territory

(idiomatic) To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come with the territory

(international law) the principle that a state’s borders are sacrosanct; the idea that nation-states should not attempt to promote secessionist movements or to promote border changes in other nation-states