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Extradite and its related noun extradition are both ultimately Latin in origin: their source is tradition-, tradition, meaning “the act of handing over.” (The word tradition, though centuries older, has the same source; consider tradition as something handed over from one generation to the next.) While extradition and extradite are of 19th century vintage, the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787, addresses the idea in Article IV: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.”
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Plus, notably, assisting China, a Low ally and protector, in its attempt to extradite U.S.-residing Guo Wengui, a government critic and billionaire who has partnered with Bannon on ventures critical of the Communist Party.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
He was extradited to the Eastern District of New York in July 2023.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
He was detained in April in Metz, France, after a three-year search, and a French appeals court later said he could be extradited.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Extradite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extradite. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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extradite
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extradite
transitive verb
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