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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
Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
He is being extradited back to Flagler County, which could take up to six months, according to deputies.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The suspect, Andrew Griffin, will be extradited back to Ohio from Hawaii to face murder charges, a judge ruled in an extradition hearing on Friday.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
Migrant arrivals at the U.S. border are at their lowest in years, and last week, Mexico extradited 29 cartel figures to the U.S., including the man involved in the 1985 killing of a DEA agent.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
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