Extradition Clause
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The Extradition Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires states to return individuals charged with crimes who flee from one state to another.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Extradition Clause canonical | 5 |
| Extradition Clause of the United States Constitution | 1 |
| Interstate Rendition Clause | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373175 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extradition Clause Context triple: [Article IV of the United States Constitution, containsClause, Extradition Clause]
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A.
UK–US Extradition Treaty
The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
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B.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
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C.
Enforcement Clause
The Enforcement Clause is the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that grants Congress the power to pass legislation implementing and protecting the amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection.
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D.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a constitutional provision that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states in fundamental rights such as access to courts, property, and employment.
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E.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extradition Clause Target entity description: The Extradition Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires states to return individuals charged with crimes who flee from one state to another.
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A.
UK–US Extradition Treaty
The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
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B.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
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C.
Enforcement Clause
The Enforcement Clause is the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that grants Congress the power to pass legislation implementing and protecting the amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection.
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D.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a constitutional provision that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states in fundamental rights such as access to courts, property, and employment.
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E.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clause of the United States Constitution
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Extradition Clause
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surface form:
Interstate Rendition Clause
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| appliesTo |
U.S. states
ⓘ
territories of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesWhen |
a person is charged with felony
ⓘ
a person is charged with other crime ⓘ a person is charged with treason ⓘ |
| benefits | demanding state ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all U.S. states admitted to the Union ⓘ |
| category |
United States constitutional criminal procedure
ⓘ
United States federalism doctrine ⓘ |
| condition |
person must be found in another state
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person must flee from one state to another ⓘ |
| currentInterpretation | extradition duty is judicially enforceable ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | international extradition treaties ⓘ |
| enforcedAgainst | governors who refuse lawful extradition demands ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | federal courts ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
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| governs | interstate rendition of fugitives ⓘ |
| historicalInterpretation | extradition duty once considered non-enforceable by federal courts ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
18 U.S.C. § 3182
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federal extradition statute ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Articles of Confederation
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surface form:
Articles of Confederation extradition provisions
|
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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surface form:
United States Supreme Court
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| interpretedInCase |
Kentucky v. Dennison
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Puerto Rico v. Branstad ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | applies within the United States federal system ⓘ |
| legalEffect | creates mandatory duty to extradite fugitives ⓘ |
| limits | states may not refuse extradition for policy disagreements ⓘ |
| obligates |
asylum state to deliver fugitive
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executive authority of asylum state ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| purpose |
prevent states from becoming safe havens for fugitives
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promote interstate cooperation in criminal law enforcement ⓘ support national unity in criminal justice ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Full Faith and Credit Clause
ⓘ
Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| requires |
charging documents such as indictment or affidavit
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extradition of individuals charged with crimes ⓘ formal demand by executive authority of demanding state ⓘ return of fugitives from justice ⓘ |
| scope | applies to persons charged with crimes, not only convicted persons ⓘ |
| textBegins | "A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime" ⓘ |
| textIncludes |
"be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime"
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"shall on demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled" ⓘ |
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Subject: Extradition Clause Description of subject: The Extradition Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires states to return individuals charged with crimes who flee from one state to another.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article IV of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
Interstate Rendition Clause
this entity surface form:
Extradition Clause of the United States Constitution