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EXTRADITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("extradition" is a kind of...):
surrender (the delivery of a principal into lawful custody)
Derivation:
extradite (hand over to the authorities of another country)
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