EXTRADITION
\ˌɛkstɹədˈɪʃən], \ˌɛkstɹədˈɪʃən], \ˌɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Delivery by one nation to another, particularly of fugitives from justice, in pursuance of a treaty between the nations called an extradition treaty, by which either nation becomes bound to give up the criminal refugees.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.