double criminality

noun

A condition found in many extradition treaties, requiring the crime committed in the jurisdiction requesting extradition to also be a crime in the jurisdiction that one is to be extradited from.

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dual criminality
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Meanings

noundouble criminality (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA condition found in many extradition treaties, requiring the crime committed in the jurisdiction requesting extradition to also be a crime in the jurisdiction that one is to be extradited from.

    Synonyms: dual criminality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA condition found in many extradition treaties, requiring the crime committed in the jurisdiction requesting extradition to also be a crime in the jurisdiction that one is to be extradited from.

Similar
dual criminality
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APA

double criminality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20criminality

MLA

“double criminality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20criminality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double criminality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20criminality.

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