They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there.
Examples of extradite
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Panama also has sought to extradite Noriega to face justice in his home country.
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Pakistan is also unlikely to reverse its refusal to extradite suspects to India.
From the time.com
The French government, however, refused to extradite them to the United States.
From the dailyherald.com
Mexico has long refused to extradite suspects who might face the death penalty.
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Tennessee prison records confirm the state tried unsuccessfully to extradite him.
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He is free to return to his native France, which does not extradite its citizens.
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America quietly urged Nigeria's president, Olusegun Obasanjo, to extradite him.
From the economist.com
Moudeina is now attempting to extradite him through other international channels.
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Libya refused to extradite them, though they were kept under arrest in Tripoli.
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Hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
(extradition) the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
Extradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties. ...
To remove a person from one state to another by legal process
(extradition) a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence
Extradition is the return of a defendant to another state or county for prosecution. The defendant may bear the cost of the extradition.
(Extradition) To surrender an alleged criminal by one country/state/territory to another country/state/territory where the criminal activities allegedly took place.
(extradition) The process used when a person in one state or country has committed a crime in another state or country, and is to be taken into custody and sent for trial to the place where the offence allegedly occurred (verb: to extradite).
(EXTRADITION) civil law. The act of sending, by authority of law, a person accused of a crime to a foreign jurisdiction where it was committed, in' order that he may be tried there. Merl. Rep. h. t.