extradición

extradition

noun ehs-trah-dee-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin ex- (out) + traditio (handing over).

Usage Note

Extradición is the formal legal process by which one country surrenders a fugitive to another. In Spanish headlines you will commonly see pedir la extradición de ('to request the extradition of') and conceder la extradición ('to grant extradition'). There is no shorthand colloquial equivalent — it is always the full legal term.

Examples

"El país solicitó la extradición del sospechoso."

Natural Translation

The country requested the extradition of the suspect.

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