Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Extradition"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Extradition \Ex`tra*di"tion\, n. [L. ex out + traditio a
delivering up: cf. F. extradition. See {Tradition}.]
The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State
or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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