extradition
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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
English-Chinese law dictionary (法律英汉双解大词典).
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extradition — [eks΄trə dish′ən] n. [Fr < L ex, out + traditio, a surrender: see TRADITION] the act of extraditing, as by treaty, a person accused or convicted of a crime … English World dictionary
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extradition — /ek streuh dish euhn/, n. the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice or criminal by one state, nation, or authority to another. [1830 40; < F; see EX 1, TRADITION] * * * Process by which one state, at the request of another, returns a… … Universalium
Extradition — L extradition est une procédure juridique par laquelle un État livre l auteur d une infraction à un État étranger qui le réclame, pour qu il puisse y être jugé ou exécuter sa peine. L extradition est souvent permise par l existence d un accord… … Wikipédia en Français
extradition — noun VERB + EXTRADITION ▪ avoid, escape ▪ It won t be easy for them to escape extradition. ▪ ask for, demand, request, seek ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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