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extradite

[ek-struh-dahyt] / ˈɛk strəˌdaɪt /


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At the time of the indictments, Sheinbaum said Mexico wouldn’t extradite the men, as requested by the U.S., because no evidence had been submitted supporting the charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Witness Beijing’s demand for Thailand to extradite a Chinese journalist who exposed corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The CPS said in its statement that prosecutors would seek to extradite the brothers, who are dual British-US citizens, from the US.

From BBC Jul. 19, 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

It had also been a year since the governor of Pennsylvania had agreed to extradite Wes to his home state of Maryland to await trial.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Mexico long ago abolished capital punishment and typically extradites its citizens on the condition they are spared death.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Saab, extradited from Venezuela in May, pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Shepherd skipped his Old Bailey trial while on the run in Georgia, before he was eventually extradited back to the UK to serve his sentence.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The suspect will remain in custody until they can be extradited to Solano County, police said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He would be extradited to the United States and probably imprisoned for ten years.

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

"We have been contacted by the FBI, they are talking about extraditing him," the crowdfunding page read.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2023

Broidy said he conveyed this to various officials in Washington, including at the White House, telling then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus that extraditing Guo would be “an incredible step forward” in U.S.-China relations.

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2023

Sweden's government has said it takes Turkey's allegations seriously but added there are some demands, such as extraditing people that Turkey deems harmful, that it cannot meet.

From Reuters Mar. 30, 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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