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extradite

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Lawextraditeex‧tra‧dite /ˈekstrədaɪt/ verb [transitive]    SCLto use a legal process to send someone who may be guilty of a crime back to the country where the crime happened in order to judge them in a court of lawextradite somebody to/from Britain/the US etc  They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial. —extradition /ˌekstrəˈdɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]  an extradition order→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusextradite• It is under no obligation to extradite the two suspects.• It has since begun extraditing them to the United States.• Spanish authorities are seeking to have the couple extradited to answer further charges.• If Paez is extradited to the United States, he could potentially be a source of important information on the drug cartel.• At the same time the government has offered reduced sentences and a promise not to extradite traffickers who surrender and confess.Origin extradite (1800-1900) extradition ((19-21 centuries)), from French, from Latin traditio “handing over”; → TRADITION
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Verb table
extradite
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theyextradite
he, she, itextradites
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyextradited
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave extradited
he, she, ithas extradited
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad extradited
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill extradite
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have extradited
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam extraditing
he, she, itis extraditing
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you, we, theyare extraditing
Past
I, he, she, itwas extraditing
you, we, theywere extraditing
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been extraditing
he, she, ithas been extraditing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been extraditing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be extraditing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been extraditing
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