Added 10 October 2026
extradition
noun
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- 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.
Origin
From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio.
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