extraditar

to extradite

verb eks-trah-dee-TAHR Rare

Origin: From French extrader / Latin extra (outside) + tradere (to hand over).

Usage Note

Extraditar is a formal legal verb meaning to surrender a person wanted by another country's legal system. It is transitive: 'España extraditó al sospechoso a Italia.' The related noun is extradición, and the process is governed by bilateral tratados de extradición (extradition treaties). The verb is regular -ar, with no stem changes.

Examples

"El gobierno decidió extraditar al fugitivo."

Natural Translation

The government decided to extradite the fugitive.

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