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extradite
extradite /ˈekstrədaɪt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: extradition (19-21 centuries), from French, from Latin traditio 'handing over'; tradition
to 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 law
    extradite somebody to/from Britain/the US etc
    They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial.
—extradition /ˌekstrəˈdɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
    an extradition order