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

The 22-year-old Massachusetts man arrested in Vermont Thursday hours after his mother was found shot dead in her kitchen has waived extradition and agreed to be returned to his home state. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The 185-page extradition document was the latest development in the numerous cases against Tate, 39, and his brother Tristan, 38, who are dual American-British citizens. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

In August, prosecutors in Minnesota were seeking the extradition of Christian Castro, an ICE agent being held in Texas, who was wanted for shooting a Venezuelan national in the leg during Operation Metro Surge. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Germany's Constitutional Court ruled last year that the extradition was unlawful because it could not be guaranteed that the defendant would not be subject to inhumane or degrading treatment in Hungarian custody. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for extradition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition

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