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A portion or fragment of a writing. In Scotch law, the certified copy, by a clerk of a court, of the proceedings in an action carried on before the court and of the judgment pronounced; containing also an order for execution or proceedings thereupon. Jacob; Whishaw. … [Read more...] about EXTRACT

The privilege of those persons (such as foreign ministers) who, though temporarily resident within a state, are not subject to the operation of its laws. … [Read more...] about EXTERRITORIALITY

In old English law. The issues or profits of holding a court, arising from the customary fees, etc. … [Read more...] about EXTRACTA CURIAE

Lat. A foreigner or alien; one born abroad. The opposite of civis. Exterus non habot terras. An alien holds no lands. Tray. Latin: Max. 203. … [Read more...] about EXTERUS

See extradition; when one jurisdiction or country provides or surrenders an individual who has committed a crime in another jurisdiction or country to that prosecuting jurisdiction. When a defendant flees a jurisdiction after committing a crime and is caught in a foreign jurisdiction, a situation where that foreign jurisdiction will hold and surrender the person to the … [Read more...] about EXTRADITE