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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
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old father, who was anticipating the birth of a baby girl, spent four days at the Duval County Jail before being extradited to Polk County.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Guerrero was arrested by law enforcement in Providence last week and signed a waiver to be extradited back to Massachusetts.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Police said Jones is currently in custody in Wilson County/Stockdale but will be extradited back to Eagle Pass, where the investigation is based.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
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