Words / C1

EKSTR-uh-dyt/ˈekstrədaɪt/

To extradite is to send a person accused of a crime to another country or jurisdiction for trial: extradite a suspect, refuse to extradite. Hand over is the plain twin; a film still is not a warrant, and a missing spare is a rota hole, not a person to move.

Meaning

To send a person accused of a crime to another country or jurisdiction for trial.

Examples

• “Extradition is a legal file; a film still is not a warrant to extradite anyone.”
• “Hand over is the plain twin. Deport is adjacent but not the same. A film is comms. A warrant is law. Open the legal file; a missing spare is a rota log, not a border request.”

Good to know

Hand over an accused person across borders. Close: hand over. A film still ≠ a warrant.

Near in meaning

hand over, surrender, deport

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