extradition

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of extradition Windsor Locks police said Ali has not been arraigned in Connecticut, but faces extradition from Ohio, which the agency will pursue. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025 The Constitution only requires extradition for those who commit crimes in one state and then flee to another, said David Cohen, a law professor at Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025 Rickey White, 34, is detained in Florida’s Broward County and is awaiting extradition to Louisiana, Conley said. Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 Later that year, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah’s extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that saw diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S. severed. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extradition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extradition
Noun
  • And international students and faculty have been placed at such high risk of detainment, deportation, or imprisonment that Brown University advised its own to avoid any travel outside the country for the foreseeable future.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
  • And the things that are going well in the public mind for him is his handling of immigration, which is still net positive, and his deportation program is still net positive and popular.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her expulsion, combined with the outbreak of World War II, brought Thompson recognition in her own right, not just as the wife of Sinclair Lewis.
    Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The timing of the expulsions, particularly of the ICRC, is not happenstance.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This was next-gen performance born from racing and applied to touring, and it was all driven by a 260 hp, 3.3-liter Colombo V-12—with 275 cc of displacement per cylinder, hence the moniker—mated to the aforementioned five-speed manual transaxle.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In this powerful act of social and political resistance, this community centered nonprofit aims to fight off displacement and create opportunities for families and individuals to remain in their own neighborhoods.
    Alyza J Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Extradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extradition. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on extradition

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!