extradite

[US]/ˈekstrədaɪt/

[UK]/ˈekstrədaɪt/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state where the crime was committed.

The court refused to extradite political refugees.

The English murderer was caught by the French police and extradited to Britain.

The police extradited a prisoner from Florida back to New York.

The country agreed to extradite the suspect to face trial in the United States.

The fugitive was extradited back to his home country.

The government is seeking to extradite the suspect to face justice.

The court ruled that the suspect should be extradited to the neighboring country.

The process of extraditing a suspect may involve legal challenges.

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