How to Use extradition in a Sentence

extradition

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  • Smith was then arrested in New York and awaits extradition.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • He was jailed and is awaiting extradition to Georgia, according to police.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 24 Aug. 2022
  • May and Lark are being held in the Cook County Jail, awaiting extradition.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Thomas was arrested in Dallas and awaits extradition to Baton Rouge.
    — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Malaysia and Singapore both have extradition agreements with the United States.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Sep. 2022
  • With warrants now issued, authorities likely will begin the extradition process.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2022
  • He was transported to Lorain County Jail for extradition.
    — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Legal experts said that since states don’t have the authority to ask foreign countries for extradition, the federal government would have to get involved and foreign countries would have to agree.
    — Kimberly Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Ramirez is expected to appear in court Wednesday for an extradition hearing to bring him to California for an arraignment, the release said.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Van der Sloot’s extradition to the U.S. doesn’t mark the end of his sentence for the Flores case.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
  • The extradition process could take up to four years, Evans said.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • The three men were in custody and one was awaiting extradition to the U.S.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Since then Kim Dotcom has been fighting extradition to the U.S. to face charges of fraud.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Kenya has an extradition treaty with the United States.
    — Larry Madowo, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Three were still at large, three were fighting extradition, and Siegel was dead.
    — Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
  • Assange's lawyers had asked the court to grant him one last appeal against his extradition.
    — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
  • By the time of his arrest and extradition back to the U.S. in August of 2019, Peter had been living on the lam for nearly five years.
    — Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The court said in that case extradition may not be permitted.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But in a court proceeding in the Bahamas, his lawyer there said his client was not yet ready to waive extradition.
    — Matthew Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • His bond was denied and the judge set an extradition hearing for Sept. 26.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • His wife is awaiting the outcome of an appeal in her own extradition case.
    — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Lorza was arrested in Colombia in June 2019 and fought extradition to the U.S.
    — Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The issue of extradition was not a major focus of the hearing.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Plus, Julian Assange has won an appeal to fight extradition to the US.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • That includes some countries that don’t have extradition treaties with the United States, such as Switzerland and Ecuador.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Maldives do not currently have extradition treaties with the US.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Roberts told local media on Monday that Bankman-Fried wouldn’t fight extradition and could be back in court again this week.
    — Jim Wyss, Bloomberg.com, 20 Dec. 2022
  • For now, those issues have not been tested in court because the case is paused while Assange fights extradition.
    — Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Here’s what to know about the long-running legal battle over his extradition and what could happen next.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Thomas remains in custody in Dallas and awaits extradition to Louisiana.
    — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024

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