Did you know?
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
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Garza was being recruited by liberals across the continent, but he was also being pursued by U.S. authorities who convinced the Costa Rican government to extradite him.
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Vallow Daybell was extradited to Idaho after her arrest in Hawaii.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
Police were not able to confirm if the pair had been extradited to New York as of Friday.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
The brothers can be extradited after separate trial proceedings conclude in the former kickboxer’s rape and human trafficking case in Romania.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Nunez was then arrested on the Interpol’s red notice and eventually extradited to Miami last year.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Brazil does not usually extradite its citizens, so Italy requested last year that Robinho should serve his prison sentence in his home country.
—Reuters, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The pair were arrested on Thursday in Southern California and will be extradited back to Washington to face homicide charges.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'extradite.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
back-formation from extradition
1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Articles Related to extradite
Podcast
Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!
Dictionary Entries Near extradite
Cite this Entry
“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy Citation
Kids Definition
extradite
verb
Legal Definition
extradite
transitive verb
More from Merriam-Webster on extradite
Nglish: Translation of extradite for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of extradite for Arabic Speakers
Share