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extradition

noun

  1. the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
  2. expel
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio.

  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.