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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
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
He is expected to be extradited to Yolo County for arraignment after appearing briefly before an Orlando judge from jail.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
He was extradited to the state last Friday and charged with second-degree larceny and second-degree forgery, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Alberto Fujimori later fled the country, was extradited from Chile and convicted in 2009 on charges including human rights violations and corruption, receiving a 25-year prison sentence.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
