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Definition of extradite verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

extradite

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪt//
 
extradite somebody (to…) (from…)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they extradite
 
he / she / it extradites
 
past simple extradited
 
-ing form extraditing
 
 
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to officially send back someone who has been accused or found guilty of a crime to the country where the crime was committed The government attempted to extradite the suspect from Canada to the U.S.
extradition
 
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NAmE//ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable, countable] the extradition of terrorist suspects an extradition treaty to start extradition proceedingsSee extradite in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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