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Extradite and its related noun extradition are both ultimately Latin in origin: their source is tradition-, tradition, meaning “the act of handing over.” (The word tradition, though centuries older, has the same source; consider tradition as something handed over from one generation to the next.) While extradition and extradite are of 19th century vintage, the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787, addresses the idea in Article IV: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.”
Examples of extradite in a Sentence
Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Marin County authorities have extradited an Idaho resident charged with the 1973 murder of a San Rafael woman.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
He was arrested and extradited to Peru to stand trial — not for the corruption scandal, but for human rights abuses during his battle with the Shining Path, including at least 25 murders by a military hit squad.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
The final decision on whether to extradite Dotcom rested with the justice minister.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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extradite
transitive verb
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