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extra·dite (eks′trə dīt′)
transitive verb extradited -·dit′ed, extraditing -·dit′·ing
- 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
- to obtain the extradition of
Etymology: back-form. < extradition
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