extradition
noun
ex·tra·di·tion
ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən 
: the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
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An Indiana man was arrested this week in connection with the fatal shooting and is being held after waiving extradition at a court appearance.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Julius Burkes Jr, 47, waived his extradition to Illinois before a judge during a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse on Wednesday morning to face charges in the murder of 30-year-old Courtney Drysdale.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Paulino was charged with third-degree hindering apprehension and jailed in New York pending extradition to New Jersey.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Zenada Greer, the fifth defendant in the case, was arrested in Kentucky and is awaiting extradition to Indiana on obstruction and assisting a criminal charges.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Julius Burkes Jr, 47, waived his extradition to Illinois before a judge during a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse on Wednesday morning to face charges in the murder of 30-year-old Courtney Drysdale.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Paulino was charged with third-degree hindering apprehension and jailed in New York pending extradition to New Jersey.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Zenada Greer, the fifth defendant in the case, was arrested in Kentucky and is awaiting extradition to Indiana on obstruction and assisting a criminal charges.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
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extradition
noun
ex·tra·di·tion
ˌek-strə-ˈdish-ən
: the delivery of an accused criminal from one place (as a U.S. state) to another where the trial will be held
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extradition
noun
ex·tra·di·tion
ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən
: the surrender of an accused usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one sovereign (as a state or nation) to another that has jurisdiction to try the accused and that has demanded his or her return see also asylum state compare detainer, rendition
Note: Article IV of the U.S. Constitution states: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.”
Etymology
French, from Latin ex- out + traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over
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