Meaning & use

extraditable

adjective·Advanced

Describing a crime or person that can legally be handed over to another country for trial or punishment.

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Fraud is considered an extraditable offense under the treaty between the two nations.

The fugitive fled to a country where his crime was not extraditable.

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Whether an offense is extraditable depends on the specific extradition treaty between the two countries involved.

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