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extradition

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


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These are not arrest warrants, but rather requests to police around the world to detain someone pending extradition.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

UK authorities had until Wednesday 16 September to submit a full extradition request.

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

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

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

In Peru, all extraditions must be approved by the president.

From Washington Times ● May 11, 2023

CPS guidance states that extraditions should only be used where it is "clearly appropriate and proportionate".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 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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