extradition
/ɛkstrəˈdɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
The action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime: they fought to prevent his extradition to the US [count noun]: emergency extraditions...
- He has concluded that there is no statutory prohibition against extradition.
- Various jurisdictional issues, including extradition, are addressed by the Convention.
- The present case is concerned with extradition to stand trial in Canada.
Synonyms
deportation, handover, repatriation, refoulement, expulsion, banishment
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French, from ex- 'out, from' + tradition 'delivery'.
This is an adoption from French, from the prefix ex- meaning ‘out, from’ and tradition meaning ‘delivery’. In an extradition procedure, a person is taken out of a foreign country and delivered to the home country.