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.
Related Articles. Rigor mortis, the stiffening of a body several hours after death, arises from a combination of two of the oldest definitions of death â cessation of the heartbeat and cessation of breathing. Once either of these essential functions stops, the cells of the body lose their oxygen supply and can no longer perform aerobic respiration. Immediately after death, the muscles of the body contract in the same manner as they do when the person is alive. Muscle is formed of bundles of long and narrow cells that can span the entire muscleâs length.