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extradite

[ek-struh-dahyt] / ˈɛk strəˌdaɪt /


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The decision to extradite him was made under an agreement between the two countries dating back to 1951.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But authorities there refused to extradite him and let him go, judging that any such Ukrainian attack would have been a legitimate act of war rather than a crime.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Beijing asks Thailand to extradite a reporter who exposed corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Prosecutors will seek to extradite Villafranca, according to the district attorney’s office spokeswoman, who would not say if prosecutors have any idea where he is.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Trying to prevent Fischer’s escape to Iceland, various agencies in the United States accelerated their pursuit of Bobby, putting more pressure on Japan to extradite him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It would be a shame if the UK becomes a party to this travesty of justice and extradites Alexander back to Bucharest.

From Washington Times Jul. 9, 2018

He had been safe in Paris, because he had a French passport and France rarely extradites its own citizens.

From The New Yorker May 23, 2016

No announcement has yet been made, and a Justice Department official said Monday that no decision had been reached on where Guzman would be sent once Mexico actually extradites him.

From US News Jan. 12, 2016

Mexico regularly extradites leading traffickers but the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto resisted handing over Guzman after his Feb. 2014 arrest as a point of national pride.

From Reuters Jan. 11, 2016

Rubio said he hoped that the Mexican government extradites Guzman to the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2016

Prosecutors charge Zhuravlyov worked closely with Sergiy Kuznetsov, another Ukrainian man who was arrested in Italy last year before being extradited to Germany.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

He left the state for California, where he was arrested and extradited back to Washington.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Berko, a citizen of the U.S. and Ghana, was charged in 2020 with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and in 2024 he was extradited from the U.K., where he had worked for Goldman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Arrested in Mexico in 2024, Zhang later made a dramatic escape before he was recaptured and extradited to the US in 2025.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

There were press reports that Bobby might be indicted and extradited back to the United States.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Sheinbaum responded to the indictments by requesting the US provide "irrefutable" evidence against Rocha Moya before potentially extraditing him.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

In June this year, Brazilian authorities issued an extradition request to Argentina seeking help in extraditing more than 140 prosecuted rioters.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2024

Bovey argued that extraditing Rossi would be a “flagrant breach” of his human rights.

From Seattle Times Aug. 2, 2023

UAE said in April that the process of extraditing him to Denmark had begun.

From Reuters May 17, 2023

It was, however, only when the alleged crime was recent and followed up promptly that the rigid rule of extraditing slaves accused of crime was applied.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various




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