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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Windsor Locks police said Ali has not been arraigned in Connecticut, but faces extradition from Ohio, which the agency will pursue.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The Constitution only requires extradition for those who commit crimes in one state and then flee to another, said David Cohen, a law professor at Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Rickey White, 34, is detained in Florida’s Broward County and is awaiting extradition to Louisiana, Conley said.
—Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Caro Quintero has long been one of America’s top Mexican targets for extradition.
—Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The Constitution only requires extradition for those who commit crimes in one state and then flee to another, said David Cohen, a law professor at Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Rickey White, 34, is detained in Florida’s Broward County and is awaiting extradition to Louisiana, Conley said.
—Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Caro Quintero has long been one of America’s top Mexican targets for extradition.
—Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Extradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradition. Accessed 31 Mar. 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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