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extradite

extradite (ek-str[schwa]-dIt), vb. 1. To surrender or deliver (a fugitive) to another jurisdiction. [Cases: Extradition and Detainers 4, 23.] 2. To obtain the surrender of (a fugitive) from another jurisdiction.

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requisition

requisition (rek-w[schwa]-zish-[schwa]n), n. 1. An authoritative, formal demand (a state governor’s requisition for another state’s surrender of a fugitive). [Cases: Extradition and Detainers 34.] 2. A governmental seizure of property (the state’s requisition of the shopping center during the weather emergency). See TAKING(2). — requisition, vb.

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extradition clause

Extradition Clause. The clause of the U.S. Constitution providing that any accused person who flees to another state must, on request of the executive authority of the state where the crime was committed, be returned to that state. U.S. Const. art. IV, § 2, cl. 2. [Cases: Extradition and Detainers 22.]

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ouster judgment

ouster judgment (1)驱逐判决 在收回土地之诉〔ejectment〕中作出的被告败诉的判决。 (2)回复判决 在强行进入和扣押之诉〔forcible entry and detainer〕中作出的要求被告将土地返还给原告的判决。 (3)剥夺职位判决 在选举异议〔election contest〕程序中作出的已就任职位的被异议者〔contestee〕败诉的判决。

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political offense

political offense. A crime directed against the security or government of a nation, such as treason, sedition, or espionage. • Under principles of international law, the perpetrator of a political offense cannot be extradited. — Also termed political crime. [Cases: Extradition and Detainers 5.]

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