Extradite and its related noun extradition are both ultimately Latin in origin: their source is tradition-, tradition, meaning “the act of handing over.” (The word tradition, though centuries older, has the same source; consider tradition as something handed over from one generation to the next.) While extradition and extradite are of 19th century vintage, the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787, addresses the idea in Article IV: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.”
Examples of extradite in a Sentence
He will be extradited from the U.S. to Canada to face criminal charges there.
The prisoner was extradited across state lines.
Recent Examples on the WebHowever, more charges could be forthcoming as Kentucky authorities continue their investigation, and Caro-Mena may ultimately be extradited to Louisville.—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024 An Oneida, New York man has been taken into custody to be extradited to Germany for the rape and murder of a woman nearly 45 years ago, after advancements in DNA forensics linked him to the crime in a 1-in-270 quadrillion match, according to court documents.—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024 Recently extradited to Florida, Filion was charged with multiple felonies after the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) traced a call where Filion allegedly claimed to be a mass shooter entering the Masjid Al Hayy Mosque in Sanford, Florida.—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024 Ceja, 31, was arrested by his own law enforcement agency in San Antonio, Texas, extradited to California and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center Aug. 27, per prosecutors.—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024 Alan Filion was extradited to Florida on January 30 to face charges for a swatting incident at a mosque, according to the Seminole County State Attorney’s Office.—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024 Brazil does not extradite its own citizens when they are sentenced in other countries.—Joseph Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 But for many years, China has generally refused to take back its citizens convicted of U.S. crimes, in part because the United States — out of human rights concerns — has refused to extradite Chinese that Beijing claims are criminal fugitives.—Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 Assange is trying to challenge an original 2021 High Court court ruling that said he should be extradited despite claims of deteriorating mental health.—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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