1. to hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of another country or state for trial or punishment
Usage: transitive verb; legal/formal context

Examples

• The government agreed to extradite the fugitive to face charges in his home country.
• The treaty allows both nations to extradite criminals who flee across the border.
• She was extradited from Canada to the United States to stand trial.
• International law requires countries to extradite suspects in certain cases.
• The court ruled that the suspect could be extradited under the existing agreement.
• He was extradited after being captured at the airport.