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extradition

[ek-struh-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk strəˈdɪʃ ən /


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Applications must go through the US Justice Department which will in turn forward it to the court, where the final decision on their extradition will be made.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Once their current sentences end, they face extradition to South Carolina on the new charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Castro had been held for 90 days in jail while the two states fought over the extradition.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

They said Aleksanders' extradition and plea meant "justice" for Keaton.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

At that time I hadn’t seen the suspects—just examined their possessions and arranged the extradition waivers.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

These are not extraditions, because these folks are not being sought by El Salvador on any charges there, and certainly have not gone through any extradition process.

From Slate Apr. 8, 2025

The move – considered to be of the biggest extraditions in Mexico's history – is seen as a major step in bilateral security relations between the two countries.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2025

Months later, the British government enacted policies that “made similar extraditions extremely difficult,” according to the Nelson Hackett Project, a digital work of public scholarship helmed by the University of Arkansas Humanities Center.

From Seattle Times Jun. 17, 2023

A Paris court also had ruled against their extraditions, and the decision was appealed last year.

From Washington Times Mar. 28, 2023

A year earlier, a bill in Hong Kong that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China had set off months of protests.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2023




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