extradition law
41waive — / wāv/ vt waived, waiv·ing [Anglo French waiver weiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waif weif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping] 1: to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and… …
42extradite — ex·tra·dite / ek strə ˌdīt/ vt dit·ed, dit·ing 1: to deliver up to extradition 2: to obtain the extradition of ex·tra·dit·abil·i·ty /ˌek strə ˌdī tə bi lə tē/ n ex·tra·dit·able / ek strə ˌdī tə bəl/ adj …
43deportation — de·por·ta·tion /ˌdē ˌpōr tā shən/ n: an act or instance of deporting; specif: the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is illegal or detrimental to the public welfare compare exclusion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
44requisition — req·ui·si·tion /ˌre kwə zi shən/ n 1: the taking of property by a public authority for a public use: the exercise of the power of eminent domain 2: a formal demand made by one international jurisdiction (as a nation) upon another for the… …
45arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… …
46full faith and credit — n: the recognition and enforcement of the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of one state by another see also article iv of the constitution in the back matter compare choice of law, comity …
47asylum — asy·lum /ə sī ləm/ n: protection from arrest and extradition given esp. to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency that has diplomatic immunity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. asylum …
48escape — es·cape 1 vi es·caped, es·cap·ing: to depart from lawful custody with the intent of avoiding confinement or the administration of justice escape 2 n 1: an act or instance of escaping 2: the criminal offense of escaping Merriam Webster’s… …
49detainer — de·tain·er /di tā nər/ n [Anglo French detenoure, from detenir to restrain, detain, from Old French, from Latin detinere] 1: the act of keeping something in one s possession; specif: unlawful detainer 2: detention in custody 3: a …
50home office — index headquarters Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 Home Office …
