Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Contiguous

adj. 1. Touching at a point or along a boundary; ADJOINING <Texas and Oklahoma are contiguous>. 2. Near in time or sequence; successive <contiguous thunder and lightning>.

contiguous zone

Int'l law. An area abutting and extending beyond the territorial sea, in which countries have limited powers to enforce customs as well as fiscal, sanitary, and immigration laws.