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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
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Sonoma County detectives presented the case to the District Attorney's office, obtained an arrest warrant for murder and began working with the El Salvador government to arrest and extradite Bolanos.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 May 2026
He was extradited to Sacramento County in February 2025 to face the raft of charges.
—Kevin Fixler
may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
He was extradited to Sacramento County in February 2025 to face the charges.
—Kevin Fixler, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
