Extradition is the surrendering by one state or country to another state or country a person who is charged with a crime, for example, nonsupport.
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the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
The surrender by one state of a person accused or convicted of a crime to the authorities of another state in which the crime was committed.
The surrender of an individual accused or convicted of a crime by one state to another.
The surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge.
the surrender of a prisoner or fugitive by one state, nation, or legal authority to another
The surrender of an individual in the custody of one state or nation to another state or nation on its request.
The formal process of delivering an individual apprehended in one jurisdiction (e.g., a state or country) to the authorities of another jurisdiction in which that individual has been accused or convicted of a crime. felony - The most serious of two categories to which criminal offenses are assigned. The minimum sentence is one year (compare “misdemeanor”).
The surrender of an accused criminal by one state to the jurisdiction of another.
The delivery by one state to another of a person subject to criminal proceedings in the receiving state.
The delivery, by the authorities of a country (or state) to the authorities in that country or state of a person accused of a crime.
The return of an alleged criminal from one country to the country that has jurisdiction.
Bringing a person who is in custody in one state to the authorities of another state where that person has been accused or convicted of a crime.
"n. the surrender by one state or country of a person charged with a crime in another state or country. Formally, the request of the state (usually through the Governor's office) claiming the right to prosecute is made to the Governor of the state in which the accused is present. Occasionally a Governor will refuse to extradite (send the person back) if he/she is satisfied that the prosecution is not warranted, despite a constitutional mandate that "on demand of the Executive authority of the State from which [a fugitive from justice] fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime." The defendant may "waive extradition" and allow himself/herself to be taken into custody and returned to the state where charges are pending. International extradition is more difficult and is governed in many cases by treaty. While most countries will extradite persons charged with serious crimes, some will not, others refuse to extradite for certain crimes, set up legal roadblocks, or, as in Canada's case, will not extradite if the accused may get the death penalty. See also: fugitive from justice "
The surrender of an accused to another state or nation with jurisdiction to try the accused and which has demanded his or her return.
The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory and within the territorial jurisdiction.
The formal process of delivering a person apprehended in one state to the authorities of the state in which that person has been accused or convicted of a crime.
The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense in the second state.
The process whereby one state, on request, returns to another state a person who sought for prosecution or, after conviction, for execution of sentence. Faculty of Advocates The professional association of advocates, members of the Scottish bar.
A case filed, usually by the State Attorney’s Office, in which another state wants this state to surrender a criminal for persecution in the other state.
The surrender by one jurisdiction to another of a person accused or convicted of an offense committed within the jurisdiction demanding the individual's return.
the removal or return by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense in the other state
a legal process by which someone accused of a crime is sent back to the country where the crime happened in order that the accused person can be judged in a court of law there
The surrender by one state or country to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense within the jurisdiction of the other.
When one state or country surrenders to another jurisdiction a person accused of a crime or convicted of an offense.
The arrest and delivery of a fugitive wanted for a crime committed in another country, usually under the terms of a extradition treaty.
Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal. As between nations, extradition is regulated by treaties. As between states or other political subdivisions on a domestic level, extradition is more accurately known as rendition.
