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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
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite murder charges in Thailand and an outstanding arrest warrant, he has never been extradited to face those accusations.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Bonilla-Canenguez was then extradited to Indiana.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Eventually, he was extradited back to Chicago.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
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