extradition
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extradition (ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the surrender of an alleged offender or fugitive to the state in whose territory the alleged offence was committed | |
| [C19: from French, from Latin trāditiō a handing over; see | |
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Extradition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
extradition
1839, from Fr. extradition apparently a coinage of Voltaire's, from L. ex- "out" + traditio (gen. traditionis) "a delivering up, handing over," from tradere "to hand over."
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extradition [(ek-struh-dish-uhn)]The legal process by which one government may obtain custody of individuals from another government in order to put them on trial or imprison them.
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Example sentences
He's a head of state, and you don't demand the extradition of a foreign head of state.
No need to worry about irregular-looking extradition requests, he tells her pleasantly.
Extradition treaties themselves provide specific bases on which extraditions can be delayed or denied.
The warrant offers only limited rights to mount an appeal against extradition.
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