extradition

extradition
extradition (n.) 1833, from Fr. extradition (18c.), apparently a coinage of Voltaire's, from L. ex "out" (see EX- (Cf. ex-)) + traditionem (nom. traditio) "a delivering up, handing over," noun of action from tradere "to hand over" (see TRADITION (Cf. tradition)).
This word might be adopted in our language with advantage, as we have none which conveys the same meaning. Extradition signifies the delivering up of criminals who may have sought refuge in any country, to the government whose subjects they are, on a claim being made to this effect. [from a footnote to the word extradition in translation of "Memoirs of Marshal Ney," London, 1833]

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Synonyms:
(of fugitives from justice by one nation to another)


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  • extradition — [eks΄trə dish′ən] n. [Fr < L ex, out + traditio, a surrender: see TRADITION] the act of extraditing, as by treaty, a person accused or convicted of a crime …   English World dictionary

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