Extradition Moderate

the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

"The international treaty ensured that extradition would be swift when France requested the return of the fugitive banker."

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.

"The international treaty was invoked after the fugitive's arrest in Canada triggered an extradition request from the United States for him to face charges of fraud."