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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
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
He was extradited to Pennsylvania for questioning and when he was compelled to testify before a grand jury, Schrader invoked his Fifth Amendment right when asked about Carol Ann Dougherty's murder.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Barry was arrested in Arizona on June 20 and then extradited to Colorado.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
He was intended to be extradited to a jail in Washington.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
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