Sentence examples for extradition from inspiring English sources

The word 'extradition' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to the act of transferring a person from one country or jurisdiction to another for trial or to be imprisoned for a crime that has been committed in the other country or jurisdiction. For example: "The criminal was facing extradition to his homeland for the crime he committed."

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extradition

noun

A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

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It is handed down in absentia, and unless Earth has an extradition treaty with the 357-room celestial palace in which Tony Blair's idiosyncratic brand of faith presumably leads him to imagine he will spend eternity, then the former prime minister is safe to continue telling every second interviewer that "history will judge me", or that he is "prepared to be judged by history".

A judge in Buenos Aires has ordered the arrest of three Argentinian businessmen in connection with the Fifa corruption scandal, following a US extradition request.

A 36-year old trader, Navinder Singh Sarao, is challenging his extradition to the US, where he is accused of artificially manipulating the market.

The extradition of a mentally ill British suspect to face trial in the US for running a jihadi training camp was lawful, the European court of human rights has ruled.

The conflict in Lebanon and the extradition of the NatWest Three are natural Liberal Democrat issues.

Duke said Idaho authorities had issued an arrest warrant for Lee for investigation of three counts of first-degree murder and one of attempted murder, and he said they could take Lee into custody from Washington state by Monday unless he fights extradition.

He told the Guardian that he applied for asylum in July to protect himself from extradition to Russia.

"The court found that there was no persuasive evidence before it to suggest that he would not receive adequate treatment in the United States to control his mental illness, or that he would be detained in circumstances which would place him at risk of a mental health relapse so as to render his extradition in breach of article 3".

And many of those decisions, according to several sources close to the negotiations, hinge on the United States, including whether Farc members will face extradition to a US supermax prison and the security of former rebel fighters in a post-conflict Colombia.

There has been an extradition treaty in place between Britain and Spain since 1985, and the introduction of European arrest warrants in 2004 has simplified and speeded up the process of bringing British citizens back to the UK for trial.

Any request for extradition – technically a "surrender" in Hong Kong – would normally be the decision of the territory's government.

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