extradition

noun

ex·​tra·​di·​tion ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən 

: the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge

Examples of extradition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet within days of the suspect’s June 14 arrest, and his extradition back to Maryland, President Joe Biden had issued a potentially unconstitutional amnesty for nearly 500,000 additional aliens and waived deportation of 350,000 more. —Christopher C. Hull, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024

Though Swedish prosecutors dropped their investigation later that year, the U.S. made a formal extradition request that Assange spent five years fighting from the high-security Belmarsh prison on the outskirts of London. —Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 26 June 2024

He was plunged into a lengthy legal battle over possible U.S. extradition. —Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 26 June 2024

Assange agrees to plead guilty to one felony Julian Assange has fought extradition for years to avoid facing charges for releasing an enormous trove of classified information about U.S. military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan. —Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from ex- + Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over — more at treason

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

extradition

noun

ex·​tra·​di·​tion ˌek-strə-ˈdish-ən 

: the delivery of an accused criminal from one place (as a U.S. state) to another where the trial will be held

Legal Definition

extradition

noun

ex·​tra·​di·​tion ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən 

: the surrender of an accused usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one sovereign (as a state or nation) to another that has jurisdiction to try the accused and that has demanded his or her return see also asylum state compare detainer, rendition

Note: Article IV of the U.S. Constitution states: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.”

Etymology

French, from Latin ex- out + traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over