Extraditable - Law Dictionary Search Results
Fugitive criminal
Fugitive criminal, means a person who is accused or convicted of an extradition offence within the jurisdiction of a foreign State and includes a person who, while in India, conspires, attempts
Political offence
Political offence. as to the meaning of 'offence of a political character' in the (English) Extradition Act, 1870, see Re Castioni, (1891) 1 QB 149, where it was held that to come within the
Drugs, Dangerous
of arrest are given to the police and severe penalties provided for offenders against these Acts. The (English) Extradition Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 39), includes offences in relation to dangerous drugs and attempts
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requisition
: a formal demand made by one international jurisdiction (as a nation) upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice in accordance with an extradition treaty
specialty
special form of the contract : formal contract at contract 2 : a doctrine providing that a person extradited can be prosecuted only for the charges described in the order for extradition 3 : real property (as
asylum
asylum : protection from arrest and extradition given esp. to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency that has diplomatic
asylum state
asylum state : a state that is holding a fugitive from justice from another state pending extradition
detainer
answer criminal charges and requesting continued detention of the prisoner or notification of the prisoner's impending release compare extradition
full faith and credit
and credit is given only in civil cases; states recognize each other's criminal laws through the mechanism of extradition.
rendition
rendition 1 : the act or result of rendering [the Court's of judgment] 2 : extradition of a fugitive who has fled to another state
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