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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
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The suspect is expected to be extradited to Utah afterward, Roden said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
She was extradited to California, where she was initially charged in October 2021 with 39 counts, including 12 felonies.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Garcia fled to Mexico following Nicholas' death, where he was captured and extradited back to New York to face charges.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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extradite
verb
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extradite
transitive verb
