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Definition: Extradition |
ExtraditionNoun1. The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "extradition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references) |
Etymology: Extradition \Ex`tra*di"tion\, noun. [Latin expression ex out traditio delivering up: compare to the French expression extradition. See Tradition.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Economics | The surrender by one state or country to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense within the jurisdiction of the other. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Extradition is the 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, to serve his or her sentence.General considerations are that
Extradition is usually covered by a bilateral treaty which spells out the terms of an extradition, including the crimes for which people will be extradited. It is usually reciprocal in terms of conditions, but there are exceptions.
- The crime must be serious
- It must be a crime in both countries
- The extradited person must reasonably expect a fair trial in the recipient country.
- The likely penalty must be proportionate in both countries. Thus, many countries such as Mexico and most European countries will only allow extradition to the US, or other countries with a death penalty, if it is agreed that the death penalty will not be applied to this person. (This is controversial in the United States, where it is seen by many as an attempt by other countries to dictate domestic criminal procedures and penalties.)
French law bars the government from extraditing French citizens. This is of course controversial in other countries whenever a French citizen commits a crime in that country and makes it back to France and safety.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Extradition."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ejection | Deportation; banishment; (punishment ); rouge's march; relegation, extradition; dislodgment. |
Jurisdiction | Long arm of the law, extradition. |
Transference | Noun: transfer, transference; translocation, elocation; displacement; metastasis, metathesis; removal; remotion, amotion; relegation; deportation, asportation; extradition, conveyance, draft, carrying, carriage; convection, conduction, contagion; transfer; (of property). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Extradition |
| English words defined with "extradition": Extraditable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "extradition": DEPUTY SHERIFF, COMMANDER, CRIMINAL AND PATROL DIVISION ♦ POLICE OFFICER III ♦ squad leader ♦ watch commander. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Extradition" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (extradition). |
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Screenplays | She's upstairs in my office for an extradition deposition (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Tunisia | It also expressly prohibits the extradition of political refugees. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | Spanish authorities reportedly intervened, and the extradition was stopped. (references) | |
Oman | The 1996 Basic Charter prohibits the extradition of political refugees; however, this provision has not yet been implemented. (references) | |
Economic History | Colombia | Colombia subsequently withdrew some of its reservations, most notably a reservation on extradition. (references) |
Jamaica | The bill also contains provisions for the extradition of Jamaican citizens for crimes of corruption. (references) | |
Belize | In 2000 the two nations concluded an extradition treaty and signed a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT). (references) | |
Human Rights | Austria | No progress was made during the year to secure Sanchez's extradition. (references) |
Argentina | However, Cavallo continued to fight extradition to Spain in the courts. (references) | |
Argentina | In July Judge Canicoba Corral requested Pinochet's arrest and extradition from Chile. (references) | |
Political Economy | Colombia | In December 1997, the Colombian Congress voted to remove prospectively the 1991 Constitution's ban on extradition of Colombian nationals. (references) |
Colombia | Over 50 extradition cases are pending approval from the Colombian Supreme Court, among them Fabio Ochoa and Alejandro Bernal Madrigal, considered to be two of the most important drug kingpins in Colombia. (references) | |
Trinidad | This relationship has been further strengthened since 1995 with visits by Secretaries of State Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright and Attorney General Janet Reno, and the signing of an Extradition Treaty, a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, a Maritime Counter-narcotics Agreement, statements on cooperation in the areas of energy and the environment, a Memorandum of Understanding on Criminal Deportees, and a Joint Statement on Law Enforcement Cooperation. (references) | |
Trade | Nigeria | Treaties and agreements in force between the United States and Nigeria relating to consular matters, aviation, mutual security, economic and technical cooperation, extradition, property, and trademarks, were concluded originally between the United States and the United Kingdom, and were recognized by Nigeria following independence in 1960. (references) |
Worker Rights | Estonia | It also concluded several bilateral agreements on the extradition of Estonian citizens accused of trafficking in other countries. (references) |
Togo | The Government cooperates with the Governments of Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria under a Quadripartite Law allowing for expedited extradition among those countries. (references) | |
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| "Extradition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.35% of the time. "Extradition" is used about 309 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.35% | 307 | 16,496 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.65% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 309 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "extradition": extradition of a foreigner. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "extradition": non-extradition. | |
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| Language | Translations for "extradition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | ekstradim, dorëzim i kriminelit shtetit që e kërkon. (various references) | |
Arabic | تسليم مجرم, تسلم (extradite, receive, reception). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | екстрадиция. (various references) | |
Chinese | 引渡. (various references) | |
Czech | vydání (issue). (various references) | |
Dutch | verbod van de uitlevering van een vreemdeling die vervolgd wordt wegens zijn inzet voor de vrijheid (to prohibit extradition of a foreigner pursued for activities in defence of freedom), betrokkene (data subject, individual registered, lawyer providing the address for service, paying agent, person concerned, person concerned(warranting protection), person whose extradition is requested, registered person, stored and numbered person). (various references) | |
French | extradition. (various references) | |
German | auslieferung (delivery). (various references) | |
Greek | έκδοση εγκληματία. (various references) | |
Hebrew | הסגרה (closing). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kiadatás. (various references) | |
Indonesian | ekstradisi. (various references) | |
Italian | estradizione (delivery). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 引渡し (delivery, handing over, turning over), 引き渡し (delivery, handing over, turning over). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひきわたし (delivery, handing over, turning over). (various references) | |
Korean | 범죄인인도. (various references) | |
Manx | cur seose (abdication, carry forward, disclaim, drop off, extradite, fit on, fix, flush, hang, increase, move, pitch, postulate, put up, relinquish, relinquishment, represent, retire, set on fire, surrender). (various references) | |
Norwegian | utlevering. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | extraditionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | extradição (extradiction). (various references) | |
Romanian | extrãdare (rendition). (various references) | |
Russian | выдача (delivery). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | estradicija, izručenje (handover). (various references) | |
Spanish | extradición (extradiction). (various references) | |
Swedish | utlämning. (various references) | |
Turkish | suçlunun ülkesine iadesi. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | екстрадиція. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ex-. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "extradition": extraditions. (additional references) | |
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"Extradition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: extradiction. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "extradition" (pronounced e'kstrudi"shun) |
| 8 | -t r u d i" sh u n | tradition. |
| 7 | -r u d i" sh u n | erudition. |
| 6 | -u d i" sh u n | addition, edition, expedition, sedition. |
| 5 | -d i" sh u n | audition, condition, precondition, recondition, rendition. |
| 4 | -i" sh u n | fission, academician, abolition, acquisition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, composition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, dentition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, electrician, emission, exhibition, exposition, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, physician, politician, position, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recognition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, repetition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, statistician, submission, superstition, supposition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, transition, transmission, tuition, volition. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-t-x" | |
-2 letters: detrition, iteration, tradition. | |
-3 letters: antidote, antiriot, arointed, attorned, daintier, ideation, intorted, iodinate, nitrated, ordinate, rationed, retinoid, teratoid, tetanoid, tetroxid, trioxide. | |
-4 letters: aneroid, antired, attired, denarii, detrain, dextran, dextrin, diatron, dinitro, diorite, dioxane, dottier, edition, exordia, inditer, inedita, inertia, intreat, introit, iterant, nattier, nitrate, nitride, nitrite, nittier, notated, oxidant, oxidate, rotated, tainted, tertian, trained. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-t-x" | |
+1 letter: extraditions. | |
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