Skip to content

estradizione

extradition

noun eh-strah-dee-TSYOH-neh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Medieval Latin extraditio, from ex- (out) + traditio (handing over).

Usage Note

Estradizione is a legal/diplomatic term for the formal surrender of a suspect or criminal to another country's jurisdiction. It is used exclusively in legal and journalistic contexts: chiedere l'estradizione (to request extradition), trattato di estradizione (extradition treaty). There is no informal equivalent — the word is always technical.

Examples

"Il governo ha chiesto l'estradizione del sospettato."

Natural Translation

The government requested the suspect's extradition.

Explore Italian by topic