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extradite

verb [T]
 
 
/ˈek.strə.daɪt/

Definition

to make someone return for trial to another country where they have been accused of doing something illegal: He will be extradited to Britain from France.Evicting and forcing to leavePunishing someone by sending them somewhere elseInternational politics and government extradition
 
 
/ˌek.strəˈdɪʃ.ən/ noun [C or U]
They have applied for his extradition to Ireland. an extradition treatyEvicting and forcing to leavePunishing someone by sending them somewhere elseInternational politics and government
(Definition of extradite verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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