extradition

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

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

This extradition case attracted wide attention. — Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in Solitude, Austin Bidwell
The extradition papers must be in order, they say. — Changeling, and Other Stories, Donn Byrne
He may escape.” “To a South Sea island where there is no extradition? — Poirot Investigates, Agatha Christie

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