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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While some of these criminals had their extradition suspended by Mexican judges, others had been detained for less than a week without the option to fight back their extradition in Mexico before they were sent to the US.
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Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
The teens awaited extradition to Charlotte on Friday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for any information that leads to Wedding’s arrest, and the FBI is offering an additional $50,000 for information that leads to his apprehension, arrest and extradition.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The reward is in addition to a $50,000 reward already offered by the FBI for information leading to Wedding's apprehension, arrest and extradition, the agency said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
The teens awaited extradition to Charlotte on Friday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for any information that leads to Wedding’s arrest, and the FBI is offering an additional $50,000 for information that leads to his apprehension, arrest and extradition.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The reward is in addition to a $50,000 reward already offered by the FBI for information leading to Wedding's apprehension, arrest and extradition, the agency said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Extradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradition. Accessed 19 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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