Extradite

//ˈɛk.stɹəˌdaɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove a person from one state to another by legal process. transitive

    "Balfour, who had sought refuge in Argentina, was extradited, and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude at Parkhurst Prison in the Isle of Wight."

  2. 2
    hand over to the authorities of another country wordnet

Synonyms

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banishdeportassignbanblackballbring back

Example

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"The US is trying to extradite a drug lord from Mexico."

Etymology

Back-formation from extradition.

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