extradite
pronunciation
How to pronounce extradite in British English:
UK [ˈekstrədaɪt]
How to pronounce extradite in American English:
US [ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪt]
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- Verb:
- hand over to the authorities of another country
Word Origin
- extradite
- extradite: [19] Extradite is a back-formation from extradition [19]. This was borrowed from French extradition, which was a coinage (apparently of Voltaire’s) based on Latin ex ‘out’ and tradītiō ‘handing over, deliverance’ (source of English tradition).=> tradition, treason
- extradite (v.)
- 1864, back-formation from extradition. Related: Extradited; extraditing; extraditable.
Example
- 1. Ecuador is considering a request from belarus to extradite him .
- 2. Germany does not extradite its citizens to stand trial in other countries .
- 3. In february the serbs asked the montenegrins to arrest and extradite three alleged gang members .
- 4. France also wants to extradite him in connection with a bomb attack on a plane in 1989 .
- 5. Britain 's inability to extradite mr assange is awkward , but it is not worth sustaining this degree of diplomatic damage .