EXTRADITE


Meaning of EXTRADITE in English

[ 'ɛkstrədʌɪt ]

■ verb hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.

Derivatives

extraditable adjective

extradition noun

Origin

C19 (back-form. from extradition ): from Fr., from ex- 'out, from' + tradition 'delivery'.

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