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extradition

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


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Because Abbott said he had not made a final decision on the extradition request, and because the U.S.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

To date, Mexican officials have rebuffed a Justice Department request that Rocha Moya, 77, be detained pending his extradition to the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Lebanon has handed Syria a former general who served under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the first extradition of its kind since his government fell.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Police in Pula, Croatia on Wednesday arrested Volodymyr Zhuravlyov under a European arrest warrant put out by Germany, which is seeking his extradition.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 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

But Swedish courts have blocked other extraditions, and Swedish officials have said that they cannot override their country’s free-speech protections.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2023

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




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