extradition

/ˌekstrəˈdɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌekstrəˈdɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌek-strə-ˈdi-shən/ (ame, mw)

extradition — 名詞

  • extraditionsingular
  • extraditionsplural

1. the legal process where one government formally hands a wanted person to a diffe

1.名詞C1
釋義

引渡

將嫌犯交給他國受審或服刑

the legal process where one government formally hands a wanted person to a different jurisdiction so that person can be tried there for a crime, or serve a sentence already given for one.

例句

Lien faces extradition to South Korea on fraud charges after her arrest in Madrid.

Lien 在馬德里被捕後，面臨以詐欺罪名被引渡至南韓。

extradition to [country] for the destination of the transfer

The two governments signed a new extradition treaty covering serious financial crimes.

兩國政府簽署了一份新的引渡條約，涵蓋重大金融犯罪。

collocation: extradition treaty

同義詞
  • rendition

    narrower, often used for transfers outside formal treaty procedures, sometimes secretly

  • deportation

    removal of a non-citizen for immigration reasons, not to face criminal charges abroad

  • surrender

    the technical term used inside the European Arrest Warrant system in place of 'extradition'

反義詞
  • asylum

    protection granted by a country that refuses to hand someone over

文法句型

extradition of [person] to/from [country]

extradition treaty/hearing/request

用法筆記

Frequently used with prepositions: extradition TO the country that will try the person, FROM the country currently holding them, and OF the person themselves. Common in news reporting on cross-border legal cases.

常見錯誤

❌The court asked for his extradition for trial in Italy.
✅The court asked for his extradition to Italy for trial.
💡use 'to' for the destination country, not 'for'.
❌They signed an extradiction treaty.
✅They signed an extradition treaty.
💡common spelling slip; no 'c' before 'tion'.