extraditable person

  • 1extraditable — /ek streuh duy teuh beuhl, ek streuh duy /, adj. 1. capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person. 2. capable of incurring extradition: an extraditable offense. [1880 85; EXTRADITE + ABLE] * * * …

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  • 2extraditable — ex•tra•dit•a•ble [[t]ˈɛk strəˌdaɪ tə bəl, ˌɛk strəˈdaɪ [/t]] adj. 1) liable or subject to extradition: an extraditable person[/ex] 2) capable of incurring extradition: an extraditable offense[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85 …

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  • 3extraditable — extradite ► VERB ▪ hand over (a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in a foreign state) to the jurisdiction of that state. DERIVATIVES extraditable adjective extradition noun. ORIGIN from French extradition, from tradition delivery …

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  • 4extradite — 01. Iran has refused to [extradite] hijackers of an American jet to the U.S., stating that Iran explains nothing to anyone but God. 02. In the fall of 1989, Britain began proceedings to [extradite] General Augusto Pinochet to Spain to face… …

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  • 5extradition — /ek streuh dish euhn/, n. the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice or criminal by one state, nation, or authority to another. [1830 40; < F; see EX 1, TRADITION] * * * Process by which one state, at the request of another, returns a&#8230; …

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  • 6ex|tra|dit|a|ble — «EHKS truh DY tuh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be extradited: »A person accused of murder in one state is extraditable if he is caught in another state. 2. for which a person can be extradited: »Murder is an extraditable crime …

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  • 7EXTRADITION — Biblical Sources EXTRADITION OF SLAVES The Torah relates directly to the issue of extradition in the context of a slave who flees from his slavery, prohibiting a person from returning to his master an escaped slave who is now in his custody: Do&#8230; …

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  • 8Schengen Agreement — The term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded among European states in 1985 and 1990 which deal with the abolition of systematic border controls among the participating countries. By the Treaty of Amsterdam, the two agreements&#8230; …

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  • 9extradition — ex·tra·di·tion /ˌek strə di shən/ n [French, from Latin ex out + traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over]: the surrender of an accused usu. under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one sovereign (as a state or nation) to&#8230; …

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  • 10United Nations Convention Against Torture — Convention against Torture Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Type Human rights convention Drafted 10 December 1984[1] Signed 10 December 1984 Location New York Effective 26 June 1987 …

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