Extradition (Noun)
Meaning
The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The court denied the fugitive's request to block his extradition to France to face trial for war crimes.
- Mexico's extradition treaty with the US was revised in 2016 to prohibit the extradition of Mexicans for non-violent crimes.
- After several years of diplomatic pressure, the Egyptian government agreed to the extradition of the hijackers to Greece.
- A UN-backed treaty established guidelines for extradition and international cooperation in fighting terrorism and transnational crime.
- Argentina granted extradition to Uruguay for a notorious murder suspect after Uruguay provided assurances against capital punishment.