noun
- the legal process of surrendering a person accused or convicted of a crime to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was committed
Usage: legal term
Examples
- The fugitive fought extradition to the United States for two years.
- The treaty allows for extradition of suspects between the two countries.
- His lawyers argued against extradition on humanitarian grounds.
- The government approved the extradition request from France.
- She was arrested pending extradition to face charges in her home country.
- The extradition hearing was scheduled for next month.