EXTRADITE

extradite, deliver, deport

(verb) hand over to the authorities of another country; “They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

extradite (third-person singular simple present extradites, present participle extraditing, simple past and past participle extradited)

To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"tra*dite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extradited(); p. pr. & vb. n. Extraditing().]

Definition: To deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive from justice. See Extradition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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