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extradite

[ek-struh-dahyt]

verb (used with object)

extradited, extraditing 
  1. to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.

  2. to obtain the extradition of.



extradite

/ ˈɛٰəˌ岹ɪ /

verb

  1. to surrender (an alleged offender) for trial to a foreign state

  2. to procure the extradition of

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unextradited adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extradite1

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from extradition
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extradite1

C19: back formation from extradition
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Lough said she pushed for the man to be extradited back to the U.S. to serve out his sentence, but to this day she’s not sure what his fate was.

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He lost all of these arguments at every stage and was extradited in May 2023.

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A Romanian court has ruled that the brothers could be extradited to the UK following the end of any trial there.

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Army intelligence, evading justice and living in South America until he was extradited to France from Bolivia in 1983.

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Winer is set to be extradited to California on a warrant for murder, San Bernardino County sheriff officials said in the statement.

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