Which term refers to the legal process of surrendering a suspected or convicted person to another jurisdiction?

• A. Deportation
• B. Extradition Treaty
• C. Repatriation
• D. Extradition

Answer: (D)

Extradition is the legal process of surrendering a suspected or convicted person to another jurisdiction. It involves formal requests and judicial review within the framework of law, often guided by an extradition treaty or similar domestic provisions that specify eligible offenses and procedures. The treaty provides the rules for how the process works and who is involved, but the act of handing someone over to face charges in another country is the extradition itself. In contrast, deportation moves someone out of a country for immigration or security reasons, not to stand trial elsewhere, and repatriation refers to returning someone to their country of origin.