/ ˈekstrədaɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] extradite sb (to ... ) (from ... ) to officially send back sb who has been accused or found guilty of a crime to the country where the crime was committed :
The British government attempted to extradite the suspects from Belgium.
► extra·di·tion / ˌekstrəˈdɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
the extradition of terrorist suspects
an extradition treaty
to start extradition proceedings
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: back-formation from extradition .