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EXTRADITE definition: 1. to make someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXTRADITE is to deliver up to extradition. How to use extradite in a sentence. Did you know?
Extradite definition: to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request.. See examples of EXTRADITE used in a sentence.
/ˌɛkstrəˈdaɪt/ /ˈɛkstrədaɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: extradited; extraditing; extradites. When a government extradites someone, it delivers that person to another country or state, usually to be tried for a crime. Treaties between countries often require them to extradite suspected criminals.
EXTRADITE meaning: 1. to make someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of…. Learn more.
extradite somebody (to…) (from…) to officially send back somebody 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.
verb. If someone is extradited, they are officially sent back to their own or another country to be tried for a crime that they have been accused of. [formal] He was extradited to Britain from the Irish Republic to face explosives charges. [be V -ed + to/from] The authorities refused to extradite him. [VERB noun]
