Extradition. The transfer of an accused from one state or country to another state or country that seeks to place the accused on trial. Extradition comes into play when a person charged with a crime under state statutes flees the state.
verb (used with object), mortified, mortifying. 1. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. 2. to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering. 3. Pathology. to affect with gangrene or necrosis.
The noun RAMIFICATION has 4 senses: 1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches. 2. a part of a forked or branching shape. 3. a development that complicates a situation. 4. an arrangement of branching parts. Familiarity information: RAMIFICATION used as a noun is uncommon.