extradite
verb (used with object)
to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.
extradited
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past participleof extradite.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof extradite.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
extraditeverb (used with object)to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.
Example Sentences
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Not long after Oxford’s confession, authorities tracked down Travis, who was in jail for an unrelated warrant in Boulder, Colorado, and had him extradited to Oklahoma.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Masud was extradited from Libya to the United States in 2022.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He left the state for California, where he was arrested and extradited back to Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Berko, a citizen of the U.S. and Ghana, was charged in 2020 with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and in 2024 he was extradited from the U.K., where he had worked for Goldman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
His fear was that a State Department representative might show up at the airport with a court order and try to have him extradited back to the United States to stand trial.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
