EXTRADITION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

extradition

noun

Definition of extradition

as in deportation

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Recent Examples of extradition Sheinbaum has called the charges foreign interference, while Mexico says Washington has not provided enough evidence to justify Rocha’s arrest or extradition. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 After many countries froze or seized assets linked to him, China called for his arrest and requested his extradition from Cambodia. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026 Fancher is awaiting extradition to Roseville and a date in Placer Superior Court. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The teen was taken into custody hours later in Ohio, where he is currently held in Miami County and awaiting extradition to Michigan. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extradition

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extradition

Noun

The spike in arrests comes as the agency, infused with billions of dollars last summer by Congress, has also hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Another deportation flight is scheduled for this Thursday, the Miami Herald has learned.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of deportation

Noun

Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Paradise Lost Milton’s 17th-century biblical epic traces the story of the Fall of Man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

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If neighborhoods really want to avoid displacement, the best way is to do their part.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
The deployment of the giant carrier with nearly 100,000-ton displacement is aimed at relieving the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for over 250 days.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026