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extradite definition

extra·dite (ekstrə dīt′)

transitive verb extradited -·dit′ed, extraditing -·dit′·ing

  1. to turn over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of another country, state, etc. where the crime was allegedly committed
  2. to obtain the extradition of

Etymology: back-form. < extradition

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