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extradition

ext·ra·di·tion

US/ˌɛkstrʌˈdɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

Origin

From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio.

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