extradition
/ˌekstrəˈdɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime(罪犯的)引渡:
they fought to prevent his extradition to the US
他们为阻止将他引渡到美国去进行了斗争
count noun emergency extraditions.紧急引渡。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from French, from ex- 'out, from' + tradition 'delivery'.