In more concrete terms, it means to have authority to control territory, people and properties and other rights such as law-making, administration and judiciary and the borderline that divides areas to which such rights are applicable and not applicable were made clear.
具体的には領土・人民・財産に対する支配権や立法・行政・司法の諸権を有することであるが、どこまでそれら諸権が及び、あるいは及ばないかという境界線が明確となっている。