Extradite (Verb)
Meaning
Hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The Philippines agreed to extradite the alleged hacker to the United States to face trial.
- The suspect in the murder case was extradited to Mexico where he will face justice.
- He was eventually tracked down to Australia and then extradited to England to face trial.
- The international fugitive was extradited to his home country after being captured in Brazil.
- The government decided not to extradite the former politician to the country where he was wanted.