extradition
Criminal handover process
Extradition is the legal process of surrendering a person from one jurisdiction to another to face criminal charges or serve a sentence.
Countries negotiate extradition treaties specifying which offenses qualify and what protections apply.
The U.S. sought his extradition from Mexico on drug trafficking charges.
A person who flees to a country without an extradition treaty may avoid prosecution.
Formal authorization document
- arrestSeize by law
- detentionTemporary official holding
- captureTake into custody
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
abscond · escape · wanted · suspect · accused · criminal · offender · flight
Act of taking away
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- transferMove between locations
- renditionPerformed version of work
handover · return · transport · escort · custody · border · immigration · homeland
Supreme independent authority
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- bilateralInvolving two parties
requesting · requested · asylum · refuge · specialty · venue · forum · competence
Perceiving sound waves
- appealFormal review request
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- judgeOne who decides
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · lawyer · charges · evidence · trial · ruling · proceedings · waiver
Shared position between parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- mutualShared between parties
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
request · surrender · diplomatic · signatory · protocol · negotiation · ratification · compliance
warrant
Formal authorization document
flee · abscond · escape · wanted · suspect · accused · criminal · offender · flight · pursuit
removal
Act of taking away
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- transferMove between locations
rendition · handover · return · transport · escort · custody · border · immigration · homeland · noncitizen
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- treatyBinding pact between nations
bilateral · requesting · requested · asylum · refuge · specialty · venue · forum · competence · boundaries
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
prosecution · defense · lawyer · charges · evidence · trial · ruling · proceedings · waiver · challenge
agreement
Shared position between parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- mutualShared between parties
reciprocity · request · surrender · diplomatic · signatory · protocol · negotiation · ratification · compliance · obligation
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- International Law EnforcementInterpol, Europol, police cooperation, red notices, joint operations
- Legal Powerssubpoena, warrant, search warrant, arrest warrant, seizure
- Police CooperationInterpol, Europol, joint task force, mutual aid, liaison officers
- maritime lawmaritime piracy, admiralty, law of the sea, salvage rights, towage
extraditionasylum
Shelter from persecution
political asylum · sanctuary · protection · safe haven · refuge
extraditionadmission
Entry or confession
immigration · entry · repatriation · deportation · return
- extradition lawsRules governing fugitive surrender
- extradition treatyPact for returning fugitives