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extradition

ex·tra·di·tion [ èkstrə dísh'n ] (plural ex·tra·di·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
surrender of criminal to another authority: the process of returning somebody accused of a crime by a different legal authority to that authority for trial or punishment

[Mid-19th century. < French< Latin ex- "out" + tradition- "deliverance" (see tradition)]
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