Definition

1. Verb:
   • To officially send (a person accused or convicted of a crime) from one country, state, or jurisdiction to another where they are wanted for trial or punishment. The process is typically governed by treaties between nations.

Usage

• The verb "extradite" is used in legal and governmental contexts. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the person being sent) and is often followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with "to" indicating the destination.
• Common Sentence Patterns:
  • [Country/Authority A] extradites [a fugitive] to [Country/Authority B].
  • [A person] is extradited from [Country A] to [Country B].

Examples

• Active Voice:
  • The government agreed to extradite the suspect to face murder charges.
  • The judge ruled that the country must extradite the financier for fraud.
• Passive Voice:
  • The hacker was extradited from the UK to the United States.
  • He cannot be extradited because the alleged crime is not recognized in this country.

Advanced Usage

• "to be subject to extradition": To be liable to be extradited under a treaty or law.
  • The treaty states that political offenders are not subject to extradition.
• "to fight/contest extradition": To legally challenge the process of being sent to another jurisdiction.
  • The defendant's lawyers vowed to fight his extradition.

Variants and Related Words

• Extradition (n): The official process of extraditing a person.
  • The court approved his extradition.
• Extraditable (adj): (Of a crime or person) making someone liable to extradition.
  • Murder is an extraditable offense under the treaty.

Synonyms

• Deport: To expel a person from a country. (Note: "Deport" usually refers to sending away an unwanted foreign national, often for immigration violations, while "extradite" is specifically for criminal justice purposes between authorities.)
• Hand over: To give someone to another authority. (This is a more general term.)

Related Phrases

• Extradition treaty: A formal agreement between two or more countries outlining the conditions for extradition.
  • The two nations signed a new extradition treaty.
• Extradition request: A formal appeal by one country to another for the surrender of a fugitive.
  • The extradition request was denied on humanitarian grounds.

Verb

1. hand over to the authorities of another country
   • They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there