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extradite

verb

  1. expel
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Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.stɹəˌdaɪt/ / /ˈek.stɹəˌdɑet/ / /ˈek.stɹəˌdaɪt/

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from extradition.

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

    Balfour, who had sought refuge in Argentina, was extradited, and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude at Parkhurst Prison in the Isle of Wight.