EXTRADITION


Meaning of EXTRADITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən ]

noun

Etymology: French, from ex- + Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over — more at treason

Date: 1839

: the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.