extraditable

[ ek-struh-dahy-tuh-buhl, ek-struh-dahy- ]

adjective

1. capable of being extradited; subject to extradition:

   an extraditable person.

2. capable of incurring extradition:

   an extraditable offense.

Other Words From

• non·extra·dita·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extraditable¹

First recorded in 1880–85; extradite + -able

Example Sentences

The Count von Hern has committed extraditable offences against my country.

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The Count von Hern has committed extraditable offenses against my country.

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To constitute an extraditable crime there must have been abandonment of a child in esse not merely in posse.

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Steps have been taken by the State Department looking to the making of bribery an extraditable offense with foreign powers.

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There is no reason why bribery should not be included in all treaties as extraditable.

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