# extradition

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #20,112

## Definitions
1. A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

## Etymology
From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio.

## Easily confused with
- **extraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraction-vs-extradition)

## Common misspellings (17)
`etxradition`, `exrtadition`, `extardition`, `extraddition`, `extradiiton`, `extradision`, `extraditino`, `extraditionn`, `extraditoin`, `extradittion`, `extradtiion`, `extraidtion`, `extrdaition`, `extrradition`, `exttradition`, `exxtradition`, `xetradition`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/extradition