Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Extradition \Ex`tra*di"tion\, n. [L. ex out + traditio a
delivering up: cf. F. extradition. See Tradition.]
The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State
or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
extradition
n 1: the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one
state or country to another (usually under the provisions
of a statute or treaty)