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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
CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Ginther said he would be extradited to Columbus but did not provide a date.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Hernandez had been indicted in American courts on drug-trafficking and firearms charges and then extradited to the US.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
He was arrested in Goodyear, Arizona, extradited to Colorado and later released on bond in September after supporters helped post part of his $3 million bond.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
