Topic: LAW
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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | extradition (19-21 centuries), from French, from Latin traditio 'handing over'; TRADITION |
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ex‧tra‧dite
[transitive]
[transitive]SCL to use a legal process to send someone who may be guilty of a crime back to the country where the crime happened in order to judge them in a court of law
extradite somebody to/from Britain/the US etc They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial.
They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial. —extradition noun [uncountable and countable] an extradition order
noun [uncountable and countable] an extradition order