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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonextraditable adjective

Etymology

Origin of extraditable

First recorded in 1880–85; extradite + -able

Example Sentences

Because his conduct would be punishable by more than a year in jail, both in the United States and the United Kingdom, it is considered an extraditable offence.

From BBC

On Monday, Mr Calderon was told he was extraditable to the United Kingdom in a ruling by United States magistrate judge Peter Bray.

From BBC

It has asked a Jerusalem district court to declare Roemer "extraditable" to Mexico and also made a "request for his detention until a final decision on the extradition petition," it said in a statement.

From Reuters

The inquiry was run a few hours before the meeting, and the nationwide, fully extraditable arrest warrant out of the Connecticut Superior Court showed up.

From Seattle Times

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 Literature