Definition

1. Verb:
   • To extradite: The act of officially handing over a person accused or convicted of a crime to the country or jurisdiction where the crime was committed or where they are wanted for trial or punishment. This is a formal legal and diplomatic process governed by treaties.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ đã quyết định dẫn độ tên tội phạm về nước. (The government decided to extradite the criminal back to his home country.)
  • Hai quốc gia đã ký hiệp ước cho phép dẫn độ tội phạm. (The two countries signed a treaty allowing the extradition of criminals.)

Advanced Usage

• "việc dẫn độ" / "sự dẫn độ": These noun forms mean "extradition," referring to the process itself.
  • Quá trình dẫn độ có thể rất phức tạp và lâu dài. (The extradition process can be very complex and lengthy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Extradition (n): Sự dẫn độ. The formal noun for the process.
  • The court approved the extradition request. (Tòa án đã phê chuẩn yêu cầu dẫn độ.)

Synonyms

• Giao nộp: To hand over, surrender (can be used in a broader, sometimes less formal legal context than "dẫn độ").
• Chuyển giao: To transfer (a more general term).

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Hiệp ước dẫn độ: Extradition treaty.
  • Không có hiệp ước dẫn độ giữa hai nước. (There is no extradition treaty between the two countries.)
• Yêu cầu dẫn độ: Extradition request.
  • Yêu cầu dẫn độ đã bị từ chối. (The extradition request was denied.)
• Thủ tục dẫn độ: Extradition procedure.

1. (ngoại giao) Extradict