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interstate rendition  

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  • Fugitives from justice in a federal nation may flee to a sister state or a foreign nation, and a process established by the national constitution or a foreign treaty, respectively, is necessary to ensure their return to the state from which they fled. Members of the New England Confederation, established in 1643, utilized a rendition process subsequently included in the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Article IV). [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Interstate Rendition]

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