noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surrender
History
Etymology
From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ekstradim
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Arabic:
تَسْلِيم
(taslīm)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Armenian:
արտահանձնում
(artahanjnum)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Azerbaijani:
ekstradisiya
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Belarusian:
экстрады́цыя
(ekstradýcyja)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Belarusian:
перада́ча
(pjeradáča)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Belarusian:
вы́дача
(výdača)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Bengali:
প্রত্যর্পণ
(prottorpon)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Bulgarian:
екстради́ране
(ekstradírane)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Bulgarian:
екстради́ция
(ekstradícija)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Catalan:
extradició
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Chinese Cantonese:
引渡
(jan5 dou6)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Chinese:
引渡
(zh-min-nan)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Chinese Mandarin:
引渡
(yǐndù)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Czech:
extradice
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Czech:
vydání
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Danish:
udlevering
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Dutch:
uitlevering
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Dutch:
uitzetting
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Esperanto:
ekstradicio
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Estonian:
väljaandmine
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Finnish:
luovutus
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
French:
extradition
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Galician:
extradición
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Georgian:
ექსტრადიცია
(eksṭradicia)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
German:
Auslieferung
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Greek:
έκδοση
(ékdosi)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Hebrew:
הַסְגָּרָה
(hasgará)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Hindi:
प्रत्यर्पण
(pratyarpaṇ)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Hungarian:
kiadatás
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Icelandic:
framsal
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Indonesian:
ekstradisi
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Italian:
estradizione
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Japanese:
引き渡し
(hikiwatashi)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Japanese:
引渡し
(hikiwatashi)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Kazakh:
экстрадиция
(ékstradisiä)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Korean:
인도
(indo)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Kyrgyz:
экстрадиция
(ekstraditsiya)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Latvian:
izdošana
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Lithuanian:
ekstradicija
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Macedonian:
екстрадиција
(ekstradicija)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Malay:
ekstradisi
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Norwegian Bokmål:
utlevering
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Occitan:
extradicion
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Persian:
اِستِرداد
(esterdâd)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Polish:
ekstradycja
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Portuguese:
extradição
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Romanian:
extradiție
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Russian:
экстради́ция
(ekstradícija)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Russian:
вы́дача
(výdača)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Russian:
переда́ча
(peredáča)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Serbo-Croatian:
екстради́ција
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Serbo-Croatian:
ekstradícija
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Slovak:
extradícia
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Slovak:
vydanie
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Slovene:
izročitev
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Slovene:
ekstradicija
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Spanish:
extradición
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Swedish:
utlämning
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Tajik:
истирдод
(istirdod)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Tajik:
экстрадитсия
(ekstraditsiya)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Thai:
การส่งผู้ร้ายข้ามแดน
(gaan-sòng-pûu-ráai-kâam-dɛɛn)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Turkmen:
ekstradisiýa
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Ukrainian:
екстради́ція
(ekstradýcija)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Ukrainian:
ви́дача
(výdača)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Ukrainian:
переда́ча
(peredáča)
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Uzbek:
ekstraditsiya
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
Vietnamese:
dẫn độ
— process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government
