noun
- the legal processes by which accused or convicted persons are surrendered by one country, state, or jurisdiction to another where they are wanted for trial or punishment
Usage: plural of extradition; legal term
Examples
- The treaty allows for extraditions between the two countries in cases of serious crimes.
- Several extraditions were processed this year involving financial fraud suspects.
- The lawyer argued against the extraditions on human rights grounds.
- International extraditions can take months or even years to complete.
- The government approved three extraditions to neighboring countries last month.
- Extraditions require careful review of evidence and legal procedures.