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extraditable

American  
[ek-struh-dahy-tuh-buhl, ek-struh-dahy-] / ˈɛk strəˌdaɪ tə bəl, ˌɛk strəˈdaɪ- /

adjective

  1. capable of being extradited; subject to extradition.

    an extraditable person.

  2. capable of incurring extradition.

    an extraditable offense.


extraditable British  
/ ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. (of a crime) rendering the offender liable to extradition

    an extraditable offence

  2. (of a person) subject to extradition

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of extraditable

First recorded in 1880–85; extradite + -able

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Roosevelt wrote to Root again in early October, this time to share new evidence: affidavits from fellow revolutionaries testifying that Pouren’s actions were political — that is, beyond the scope of extraditable offenses.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2022

Attorney Damian Williams, which has said Yoo was extraditable, declined to comment.

From Reuters Nov. 1, 2021

The judge said in her ruling on Thursday that U.S. authorities have “sufficiently established” that that the actions the Taylors are accused of making “amount to an extraditable offense.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2021

Paul Kelly, a lawyer for the Harvard, Massachusetts residents, said his clients maintain they did not commit an extraditable offense.

From Washington Times Jul. 10, 2020

In the meantime, the Tokyo District Court issued an injunction to stay the deportation order on the grounds that a passport violation was not an extraditable offense.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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