Meaning & use
extraditing
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Handing over a person accused or convicted of a crime by one jurisdiction or country to another that has requested them.
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The government agreed to begin extraditing the fugitive to face trial in his home country.
Legal disputes over human rights concerns delayed extraditing the suspect for years.
A note on using this word
Extradition requires a treaty or formal agreement between the two countries involved, and many nations refuse to extradite their own citizens.
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