extradition
nounattested in dialogue
- United States
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
noun
- 1
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
Etymology
From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio.
Forms
- plural
- extraditions
extra · Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary;…extract · Something that is extracted or drawn out.extraction · The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
extradition · A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial…
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