extraditable

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

/ ˈɛk strəˌdaɪ tə bəl, ˌɛk strəˈdaɪ- /

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adjective

capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.

capable of incurring extradition: an extraditable offense.

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Origin of extraditable

First recorded in 1880–85; extradite + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM extraditable

non·ex·tra·dit·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby extraditable

extractive metallurgy, extractor, extractor fan, extracurricular, extracystic, extraditable, extradite, extradition, extrados, extradosed, extradural

How to use extraditable in a sentence

The Count von Hern has committed extraditable offences against my country.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Count von Hern has committed extraditable offenses against my country.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
To constitute an extraditable crime there must have been abandonment of a child in esse not merely in posse.
Broken Homes|Joanna C. Colcord
Steps have been taken by the State Department looking to the making of bribery an extraditable offense with foreign powers.
State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt

There is no reason why bribery should not be included in all treaties as extraditable.
State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for extraditable

extraditable

/ (ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪtəbəl) /

adjective

(of a crime) rendering the offender liable to extraditionan extraditable offence

(of a person) subject to extradition

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