disentitlement

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Furthermore, there are at least two legal contexts in which fugitive disentitlement claims should be scrutinized closely.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019

Perhaps more importantly, it would been wholly inappropriate for the department to have treated the possibility of fugitive disentitlement as a factor weighing in favor of indictment.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019

At a minimum, if the territorial reach of a statute is in question, a court should think twice before dismissing such an objection on fugitive disentitlement grounds.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019

The new ruling echoes past court decisions in the case in which judges have invoked the fugitive disentitlement doctrine to bar Polanski from resolving the case from the safety of his home in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2017

The judge added that Polanski "forfeited his right to avail himself of the authority of this court under the fugitive disentitlement doctrine" but could return to California to obtain an evidentiary hearing.

From Reuters • Dec. 24, 2014