extradite
verb (used with object)
to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.
was extraditing
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past progressiveof extradite.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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However, Interpol notified Palacios during a stopover in Panama that the U.S. government was extraditing him, said Gen. Jorge Luis Vargas, director of Colombia’s police.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
