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- Dictionaryextradition/ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime: "they fought to prevent his extradition to the US"
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The surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
In an extradition, one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, into the custody of the other's law enforcement. It is a cooperative law enforcement procedure between the two jurisdictions, and depends on the arrangements made between them. In addition to legal aspects of the process, extradition also involves the physical transfer of custo... Wikipedia