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EXTRADITION

the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge

The meaning of the word extradition is the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge.

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quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
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inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
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sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
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