extradite
verb (used with object)
to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.
extraditing
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present participleof extradite.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Instead, he asked the Texas secretary of state to consider whether Castro was a fugitive, and he refused to reach a decision on extraditing him until that question was answered.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sheinbaum responded to the indictments by requesting the US provide "irrefutable" evidence against Rocha Moya before potentially extraditing him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Last June, Denmark's Supreme Court ruled against extraditing to Ukraine a Russian national suspected of espionage for Moscow.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Bovey argued that extraditing Rossi would be a “flagrant breach” of his human rights.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
It was, however, only when the alleged crime was recent and followed up promptly that the rigid rule of extraditing slaves accused of crime was applied.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
