EXTRADITION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

extradition

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Definition of extradition

as in deportation

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Recent Examples of extradition Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled last year that the extradition was unlawful because it could not be guaranteed that the defendant would not be subject to inhumane or degrading treatment in Hungarian custody. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 But a new government, led by conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella, lifted the ban on Rojas's extradition, signaling a shift in the nation's security strategy. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Under Spanish law, extradition cannot proceed if a request is found to be politically motivated. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 Diamantis isn’t the first Connecticut resident with Greek citizenship to become embroiled in a federal prosecution and extradition controversy. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extradition

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But Young noted that the child's lawyer, the judge, and government attorneys seeking deportation will all be federal employees.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
He was arrested in Los Angeles in August and is currently awaiting deportation.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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More recently, there’s been a surge due to the large-scale expulsion of Afghans from neighboring Iran and Pakistan amid increasing regional tensions.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Spanish and Portuguese leaders waged the Reconquista, a centuries-long war that concluded with the 1492 expulsion of Jews and the defeat of the last Muslim stronghold in Granada.

— Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

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Devitt noted that the growing adoption of personal agents and AI shopping assistants has sparked concern about displacement of Amazon’s retail media business.

— , CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Staying away would mean accepting that people living through war, displacement and climate disaster become the last to benefit from technologies everyone else enjoys.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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