GRE Word List

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.

Random words

WordMeaning
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
irreverencelack of reverence
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity