- extradition treaty
- A treaty between two or more nations which provides for the extradition from each of the countries to any of the others of persons charged with specified offenses.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
extradition treaty
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Extradition law in the United States — is the formal process by which a fugitive found in one country or state is surrendered to another country or state for trial or punishment. For foreign countries the process is regulated by treaty and conducted between the Federal Government of… … Wikipedia
extradition — [eks΄trə dish′ən] n. [Fr < L ex, out + traditio, a surrender: see TRADITION] the act of extraditing, as by treaty, a person accused or convicted of a crime … English World dictionary
extradition — noun VERB + EXTRADITION ▪ avoid, escape ▪ It won t be easy for them to escape extradition. ▪ ask for, demand, request, seek ▪ … Collocations dictionary
