insular possession
An island territory of the United States, such as Puerto Rico. [Cases: Territories 7. C.J.S. Territories §§ 2, 5, 7, 9–10.]
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An island territory of the United States, such as Puerto Rico. [Cases: Territories 7. C.J.S. Territories §§ 2, 5, 7, 9–10.]
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insular, adj. 1. Of, relating to, from, or constituting an island (insular origin). 2. Isolated from, uninterested in, or ignorant of things outside a limited scope (insular viewpoint).
insular area. A territory or commonwealth. • This phrase is used by some writers to denote the genus of which the terms territory and commonwealth are species. See COMMONWEALTH(2); TERRITORY(1).
A federal court with jurisdiction over U.S. island territories, such as the Virgin Islands. [Cases: Federal Courts 1021–1024.]
commonwealth. 1. A nation, state, or other political unit (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania). [Cases: States 1. C.J.S. States §§ 2, 16.] 2. A political unit that has local autonomy but is voluntarily united with the United States (Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands are commonwealths). Cf. DEPENDENCY(1); INSULAR AREA; TERRITORY(2). 3. A loose association