EXTRADITION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

extradition

noun

Definition of extradition

as in deportation

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Recent Examples of extradition John Smallbone Larimer County After authorities located Smallbone in Larimer County, he was arrested on the Wyoming warrant while awaiting extradition. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The court is expected to work out a schedule for the extradition process at Monday’s hearing, including deadlines for court filings and a date for a formal extradition hearing. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The United Kingdom must submit the extradition petition to the Department of State and Department of Justice by September. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 They are being held without bond pending extradition to Florida. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for extradition

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Noun

According to the Venezuelan repatriation program, Monday’s flight was the 165th since early 2025, when Caracas and Washington resumed deportation flights as part of a migration agreement.

— Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Mullin asked governors to work with him in the department's deportation efforts -- while taking a swipe at Kristi Noem, his predecessor, whose tenure was marked by videos of ICE roundups and her ride-alongs with law enforcement.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of deportation

Noun

Those minors now make up a large part of the 3,000-5,000 migrants who have avoided expulsion from Ceuta of the original 60,000 who came across.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Employees who break the policy can be fired, the school’s handbook states, and students face punishment, possibly expulsion.

— Devna Bose, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

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Efficiency expands access while increasing the number of settings in which consequential mistakes, surveillance and labor displacement can occur.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Her campaign has emphasized protecting working-class residents from displacement while resisting what progressives describe as an increasingly corporate approach to city government.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026