EXTRADITION

extradition

(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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

extradition (countable and uncountable, plural extraditions)

a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`tra*di"tion, n. Etym: [L. ex out + traditio a delivering up: cf. F. extradition. See Tradition.]

Definition: The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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