extradite

[ek-struh-dahyt]

verb (used with object)

extradited, extraditing 

1. to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.

2. to obtain the extradition of.

extradite

/ ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪt /

verb

1. to surrender (an alleged offender) for trial to a foreign state

2. to procure the extradition of

Other Word Forms

• unextradited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extradite¹

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from extradition

Word History and Origins

Origin of extradite¹

C19: back formation from _extradition

Example Sentences

However last week the Crown Prosecution Service said that Mr Riley, of Huyton, Liverpool, gave his consent to be taken to Spain to face prosecution and he was extradited on Wednesday.

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Syrian sources said Sharaa would ask for Assad to be extradited so the exiled leader could face trial for war crimes.

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Groves will be extradited to Louisiana for processing, Atlanta police said.

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In 2023, he was extradited to Denmark from Dubai to face trial, and in December last year he was convicted, and given the heaviest penalty ever in Denmark for a fraud case.

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If extradited, it would be the first time a serving or former British soldier is sent abroad to stand trial for the killing of a civilian.

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Related Words

• abandon 
• apprehend 
• arrest 
• surrender