How to Use extradition in a Sentence

extradition

noun
  • Van der Sloot’s extradition to the U.S. doesn’t mark the end of his sentence for the Flores case.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
  • The extradition process could take up to four years, Evans said.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • The three men were in custody and one was awaiting extradition to the U.S.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Since then Kim Dotcom has been fighting extradition to the U.S. to face charges of fraud.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Kenya has an extradition treaty with the United States.
    Larry Madowo, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Three were still at large, three were fighting extradition, and Siegel was dead.
    Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
  • Assange's lawyers had asked the court to grant him one last appeal against his extradition.
    Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
  • By the time of his arrest and extradition back to the U.S. in August of 2019, Peter had been living on the lam for nearly five years.
    Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The court said in that case extradition may not be permitted.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But in a court proceeding in the Bahamas, his lawyer there said his client was not yet ready to waive extradition.
    Matthew Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • His bond was denied and the judge set an extradition hearing for Sept. 26.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • His wife is awaiting the outcome of an appeal in her own extradition case.
    Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Lorza was arrested in Colombia in June 2019 and fought extradition to the U.S.
    Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The United States and Lebanon do not have an extradition agreement.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 26 July 2022
  • The issue of extradition was not a major focus of the hearing.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Plus, Julian Assange has won an appeal to fight extradition to the US.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • May and Lark are being held in the Cook County Jail, awaiting extradition.
    CBS News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • That includes some countries that don’t have extradition treaties with the United States, such as Switzerland and Ecuador.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Maldives do not currently have extradition treaties with the US.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Roberts told local media on Monday that Bankman-Fried wouldn’t fight extradition and could be back in court again this week.
    Jim Wyss, Bloomberg.com, 20 Dec. 2022
  • For now, those issues have not been tested in court because the case is paused while Assange fights extradition.
    Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Here’s what to know about the long-running legal battle over his extradition and what could happen next.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • He was then detained by the Brits in Belmarsh Prison for the past five years while his extradition was litigated.
    The Editors, National Review, 26 June 2024
  • The extradition of a third suspect, Ezekial Ejehem Robert, 19, is still pending.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • While there have been some arrests made abroad, the United States has no formal extradition agreement with many of the countries where the scammers are.
    Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • Vallow Daybell could either agree to the extradition or fight it.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The court of appeals will rule on his case before the extradition proceeding can begin.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
  • An extradition hearing for Ms. Smyth, who remains in custody, has been set for April 17.
    Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Jaiswal said India’s 26 extradition requests have been pending in Canada for a decade or more.
    Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Thomas was arrested in Dallas and awaits extradition to Baton Rouge.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024

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