extradition
noun
ex·tra·di·tion
ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən 
: the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
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Ali was taken to the Franklin County Jail pending his extradition to Connecticut, according to the U.S. Marshals.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Brazil’s extradition requests have gone unanswered due to claims by U.S. authorities that the case involves issues of free speech rather than criminal offenses.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
White was apprehended at a La Quinta Inn & Suites in Hollywood, Florida Friday, police said, and he's being held in the Broward County Jail, awaiting extradition.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Windsor Locks police said Ali has not been arraigned in Connecticut, but faces extradition from Ohio, which the agency will pursue.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Brazil’s extradition requests have gone unanswered due to claims by U.S. authorities that the case involves issues of free speech rather than criminal offenses.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
White was apprehended at a La Quinta Inn & Suites in Hollywood, Florida Friday, police said, and he's being held in the Broward County Jail, awaiting extradition.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Windsor Locks police said Ali has not been arraigned in Connecticut, but faces extradition from Ohio, which the agency will pursue.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Extradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradition. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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extradition
noun
ex·tra·di·tion
ˌek-strə-ˈdish-ən
: the delivery of an accused criminal from one place (as a U.S. state) to another where the trial will be held
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extradition
noun
ex·tra·di·tion
ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən
: the surrender of an accused usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one sovereign (as a state or nation) to another that has jurisdiction to try the accused and that has demanded his or her return see also asylum state compare detainer, rendition
Note: Article IV of the U.S. Constitution states: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.”
Etymology
French, from Latin ex- out + traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over
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