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.
Definition. Rigor mortis is the medical term that is used to describe the hardening of body muscles after death. It's the result of the body's loss of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), which is a substance that gives energy to the muscles.