Extradite
/ˈɛk.strə.daɪt/noun
To surrender a person accused or convicted of a crime to another jurisdiction for trial or punishment.
Did you know?Extradite is a back-formation from extradition, ultimately from Latin extradere, meaning “to hand over” or literally “to give out,” not a mystical term but a brutally efficient one.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
extradere
“to hand over, give up; literally to give out”
Late Latin
Latin
extraditio
“a handing over”
16th Century
French
extradition
“the surrender of a fugitive or prisoner to another authority”
18th Century
English
extradition
“legal surrender of a person to another jurisdiction”
19th Century
English
extradite
“to extradite; to surrender under extradition law”
Modern English
English
extradite
“to surrender a person accused or convicted of a crime to another jurisdiction”