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extradition

  • \ɛk.stʁa.di.sjɔ̃\

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Dérivé savant de extrader (dérivation régulière *extradation) fait sur le latin traditio (« action de livrer »).

noun extraditions

  1. Action d’extrader. Il s’était réfugié en pays étranger ; le gouvernement demanda son extradition.
  2. broadly Remise de pièces conservées au greffe d’un tribunal.

In English

  • extradition process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government

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MLA

"extradition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/extradition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

extradition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/extradition

Chicago

"extradition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/extradition.

BibTeX
@misc{extradition_2026,
  title = {extradition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/extradition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}