EXTRADITE


Meaning of EXTRADITE in English

ex ‧ tra ‧ dite /ˈekstrədaɪt/ BrE AmE 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

They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial.

—extradition /ˌekstrəˈdɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable] :

an extradition order

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.