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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
John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
The Pogues are ultimately extradited and separated — reverting to the setup of Season 2 — with John B, Sarah, Kiara and Pope sent to OBX and Cleo to the Bahamas.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Napa tracked him to Alabama and detectives took him into custody with the help of local police, extraditing him back to California in 2024.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Christopher Lane, 29, was extradited Wednesday from Dutchess County, New York, according to the Middletown Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2026
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
