Duhaime's Law Dictionary Extradition Definition: The arrest and delivery of a fugitive wanted for a crime committed in another country, usually under the terms of a extradition treaty. Related Terms: Dual Criminality, Doctrine of Specialty, Extradition Crime, Fugitive, Deportation, Denaturalization Wallace and Hollidy define extradition as follows: "... an alleged offender found in the territory of a state other than the state seeking to exercise jurisdiction, is handed over by the former to the latter." In Fong Yue, the United States Supreme Court defined the term as follows: "Extradition is the surrender to another country of one accused of an offence against its laws, there to be tried, and, if found guilty, punished." In R v Bow Street, Justice Browne-Wilkinson wrote: "In general, a state only exercises criminal jurisdiction over offences which occur within its geographical boundaries. If a person who is alleged to have committed a crime in Spain is found in the United Kingdom, Spain can apply to the United Kingdom to extradite him to Spain." REFERENCES Duhaime, Lloyd, Extradition Law Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Deportation Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Extradition Crime Fong Yue Ting v United States 149 U.S. 697 (1893) R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, ex parte Pinochet [1999] 2 All ER 97 Wallace, R. and Holliday, A., International Law, 1st Ed. (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2006), page 93 Categories & Topics: Duhaime's Criminal Law Dictionary Duhaime's International Law Dictionary Always looking up definitions? Save time with our search provider (modern browsers only) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Law Dictionary, or if you have suggestion for a legal term, we'd love to hear from you!