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Extradition

The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.

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Surrender 76% connected

To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deport 74% connected

To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deport 74% connected

To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Barratry noun · 85% connection

(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every bre…

Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, International law.
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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law.
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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law.
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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Infection noun · 78% connection

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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-dom unknown · 78% connection

Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Absolute adjective · 78% connection

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Appeal verb · 78% connection

To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Autocracy noun · 78% connection

Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Autonomy noun · 78% connection

The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Beelzebub noun · 78% connection

The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Chancery noun · 78% connection

In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Coronation noun · 78% connection

The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sov…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Criminal court noun · 78% connection

a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Criminate verb · 78% connection

To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Crown office unknown · 78% connection

The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of al…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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Delivery noun · 78% connection

The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surrender, delivery, alleged, criminal, sovereignty.
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