extradite

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extradite — verb

  • extraditepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • extraditeshe / she / it
  • extraditedpast simple
  • extraditing-ing form

1. to formally send a suspect to a different country or jurisdiction so a court the

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to formally send a suspect to a different country or jurisdiction so a court there can deal with the criminal case.

例句

Spain agreed to extradite Mateo to Chile over the bank fraud case.

extradite + person + to + country

Officials asked Thailand to extradite Anna after the prison escape.

ask a country to extradite someone

同義詞
  • surrender

    more technical or diplomatic in legal writing; often names the act of giving someone up under a warrant system

  • hand over

    broader and less formal; not limited to cross-border criminal procedure

  • deport

    means forcing a non-citizen to leave a country, not sending a suspect abroad for trial

文法句型

extradite someone to + country

extradite someone for + crime

be extradited from + country

用法筆記

Usually used when one country or region formally gives a suspect to another through a legal request or treaty. Often appears in passive forms like 'be extradited to X', and the destination is the place where the person will face trial.

常見錯誤

❌The court deported the suspect to Italy for trial.
✅The court extradited the suspect to Italy for trial.
💡'deport' is for immigration removal; 'extradite' is for sending a suspect to face criminal charges elsewhere.
❌Police extradited him from Paris to Lyon.
✅Police transferred him from Paris to Lyon.
💡'extradite' is used between countries or legal jurisdictions, not for travel inside one country.