extraditions
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pluralof extradition.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
extraditionnounthe procedure by which a state or nation, upon receipt of a formal request by another state or nation, turns over to that second jurisdiction an individual charged with or convicted of a crime in that jurisdiction.
Example Sentences
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And investigators were able to obtain warrants and extraditions "in record time" because of the awareness - the podcast hit Number 24 on the iTunes chart.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
These are not extraditions, because these folks are not being sought by El Salvador on any charges there, and certainly have not gone through any extradition process.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
Months later, the British government enacted policies that “made similar extraditions extremely difficult,” according to the Nelson Hackett Project, a digital work of public scholarship helmed by the University of Arkansas Humanities Center.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
In Peru, all extraditions must be approved by the president.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2023
A year earlier, a bill in Hong Kong that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China had set off months of protests.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023