extradition

(noun)

A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

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Examples of extradition in the following topics:

  • Interstate Relations

    • Under the Extradition Clause, a state must extradite people located there who have fled charges of treason, felony, or other crimes in another state if the other state requests extradition.

  • Global Crime

    • These include the creation of domestic criminal offences to combat the problem, and the adoption of new, sweeping frameworks for mutual legal assistance, extradition, law-enforcement cooperation and technical assistance and training.

  • Homophobia

    • Additionally, if Ugandan citizens were found to be engaging in same-sex sexual or romantic activities outside the country, Uganda would request extradition.

  • The Cabinet

    • The Secretary also negotiates with the individual states over the extradition of fugitives to foreign countries.

  • Peter's Foreign Policy

    • The treaty also secured the extradition and execution of Patkul, the architect of the anti-Swedish alliance.

  • 1968: The Year of Upheaval

    • On June 10, 1968, James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the murder of King.