Meaning & use
extraditable
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
Describing an offense for which a person can be legally sent to another country to face trial.
Grammar: Used before a noun: an extraditable offense. Not used after a verb.
Patterns
- extraditable offense
- extraditable crime
Drug trafficking is considered an extraditable offense in many countries.
The judge ruled that the crime was not extraditable under the treaty.
Murder is typically an extraditable crime.
adjectivenot comparable
Describing a person who can be legally sent to another country for trial or punishment.
Grammar: Used after a linking verb: The suspect is extraditable.
Patterns
- be extraditable
- extraditable person
The fugitive is extraditable under the current agreement.
He is not extraditable because he holds dual citizenship.
The court must decide whether she is extraditable.
Common combinations
- extraditable offense
- Fraud is an extraditable offense between these two nations.
- extraditable crime
- The lawyer argued that the crime was not extraditable.
- extraditable person
- The authorities confirmed that the suspect was an extraditable person.
- be extraditable
- He may be extraditable if the treaty allows it.
- under the treaty
- The offense is extraditable under the treaty.
Synonyms and how they differ
- extraditable
- No common synonym; the term is specific to legal contexts.
Word family
- extradite verb
- To send someone to another country for trial.
- extradition noun
- The legal process of sending someone to another country for trial.
Commonly confused: extraditable or extraditable?
extraditable vs extraditable
Not to be confused with 'extraditable' meaning 'able to be extracted'.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'extraditable' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct preposition is 'under' when referring to a treaty or law. 'To' and 'for' are not used with 'extraditable' in this way.
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