Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The surrender of an individual by one nation or state to another nation or state where that individual is sought for trial or punishment for the commission of a crime.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Delivery by one state or nation to another, particularly of fugitives from justice.
- noun The projection, in the act of perception, of a sensation to a distance from the body.
- Same as
extradite (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
formal process by which acriminal suspect held by onegovernment ishanded over to another government fortrial or, if the suspect has already beentried and foundguilty , to serve his or hersentence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The United States cannot always request extradition from the countries who host these terrorists, especially when the host country does not have an operating judicial system or is hostile to the US.
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I also think that Switzerland should cooperate fully in extradition procedures to send him a.s.a.p. to the U.S.
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The United States cannot always request extradition from the countries who host these terrorists, especially when the host country does not have an operating judicial system or is hostile to the US.
duh pookie 2009
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Before an agreed US/British change in extradition rules in 1985, the shooter could not be extradited to Britain for trial.
Think Progress » Bush Meets Privately With Think Tank Promoting Military Strike On Iran 2006
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If extradition is the price of breaking those rules, then that's what he gets.
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GRANT: Yes, they ` re careful not to use the word extradition, Nancy.
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In October 1998, Pinochet was put under house arrest while in London for an operation pending an extradition from a Spanish judge, investigating crimes against humanity committed during his dictatorship.
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Oklahoma authorities have 90 days to obtain extradition, Johnston said.
USATODAY.com - Extradition planned for suspected course vandal 2001
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Assange lawyer: Risk of 'denial of justice' in Swedish extradition bid over sex claims Assange lawyer: Risk of 'denial of justice' in Swedish extradition bid over sex claims - The lawyer for Julian Assange argued Monday that the embattled WikiLeaks founder will face a secret trial that violates international standards of fairness if sent to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.
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Assange lawyer: Risk of 'denial of justice' in Swedish extradition bid over sex claims Assange lawyer: Risk of 'denial of justice' in Swedish extradition bid over sex claims - The lawyer for Julian Assange argued Monday that the embattled WikiLeaks founder will face a secret trial that violates international standards of fairness if sent to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.
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