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extradition

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


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When the British government authorized 38 new criminal charges against the Tates and submitted an updated extradition request to the Justice Department, the White House’s calculation was simple.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

The Russians' lawyers had previously requested their extradition to Russia under bilateral co-operation agreements.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The US Marshals confirmed to the BBC that the Tates had been taken into custody, while a US Department of Justice spokesperson said the arrests were "pursuant to extradition proceedings".

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

They were arrested on an extradition request from the U.K., according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Most important, he had no intention of leaving Iceland, because of the threat of extradition to the United States.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The two men remain in Serbia and the US is co-ordinating with Serbian officials regarding their pending extraditions.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2025

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

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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