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extradite

[ek-struh-dahyt] / ˈɛk strəˌdaɪt /


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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

As Albania does not extradite its citizens, French prosecutors plan to drop their case in favour of their Albanian colleagues, who have promised to seek compensation for French victims.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

“He said, ‘I’ve caught him, I’m willing to extradite him back to the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 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

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

They say he is the same person arrested in Italy last summer and extradited to Germany in November.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He was finally extradited to the US in January 2024, more than a year after the court had ruled that he was indeed Nicholas Rossi.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Wall was extradited from Montenegro, where he had fled to and lived during the investigation, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

AFP accompanied a training exercise for the elite military squad behind the operations against "El Mencho" and Ovidio Guzman, the son of "El Chapo" who was captured in 2023 and extradited to the United States.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

His fear was that a State Department representative might show up at the airport with a court order and try to have him extradited back to the United States to stand trial.

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

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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