noun
extradition
ek-struh-DISH-un/ˌekstrəˈdɪʃn/
Official surrender of an accused or convicted person to another jurisdiction.
The suspect fights extradition to the state where the charges originate.
Etymology
The pieces describe handing someone over and out to another authority. The same Latin noun underlies tradition: what is handed over here is a person, rather than an inherited belief or practice.
In context
she has been arrested by the Canadian government for alleging B Bank frauds with respect to Iran so the Canadian court has granted her bail but she could face extradition to the US
More examples
- The treaty allows extradition between the two countries.
- A judge approves her extradition to face fraud charges.
- The escaped prisoner awaits extradition to the country where he was convicted.
Forms
extradition · extraditions
extradite verb — Officially surrender someone to another jurisdiction.