extradite

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ex·tra·dite /ˈekstrədaɪt/ verb [transitive] SCLto use a legal process to send someone who may be guilty of a crime back to the country where the crime happened in order to judge them in a court of law 引渡extradite somebody to/from Britain/the US etc They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial. 他们可能会被引渡到英国接受审判。 —extradition /ˌekstrəˈdɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] an extradition order 引渡命令→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

extradite• It is under no obligation to extradite the two suspects.• It has since begun extraditing them to the United States.• Spanish authorities are seeking to have the couple extradited to answer further charges.• The drug baron was extradited to the United States from Colombia.• If Paez is extradited to the United States, he could potentially be a source of important information on the drug cartel.• At the same time the government has offered reduced sentences and a promise not to extradite traffickers who surrender and confess.Origin extradite (1800-1900) extradition ((19-21 centuries)), from French, from Latin traditio “handing over”; → TRADITION

ex·tra·dite verbChineseSyllable

send a who legal to to use Corpus process someone

extradite
ex‧tra‧dite /ˈekstrədaɪt/

verb [transitive]

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: extradition (19-21 centuries), from French, from Latin traditio 'handing over'; ⇨ tradition

to use a legal process to send someone who may be guilty of a crime back to the country where the crime happened in order to judge them in a court of law
extradite somebody to/from Britain/the US etc