n. a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Delivery by one state or nation to another, particularly of fugitives from justice.
n. The projection, in the act of perception, of a sensation to a distance from the body.
Same as extradite (which see).
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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)
Word Usage
"The United States cannot always request extradition from the countries who host these terrorists, especially when the host country does not have an operating judicial system or is hostile to the US."