Extradite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hand over to the authorities of another country

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkstɹədˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkstɹədˌaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkstɹədˌaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkstɹədˌaɪt/.

Examples

They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deliver deport

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

extradition	noun	the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
deportee	noun	a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausliefern

Übergabe an die Behörden eines anderen Landes

🇫🇷French

extrader

remettre aux autorités d'un autre pays

🇪🇸Spanish

extraditar

entregar a las autoridades de otro país

🇮🇹Italian

estradare

consegnare alle autorità di un altro paese

🇳🇱Dutch

uitleveren

overdragen aan de autoriteiten van een ander land

🇵🇹Portuguese

extraditar

entregar às autoridades de outro país

🇷🇺Russian

экстрадировать

передать властям другой страны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपराधी देना

दूसरे देश के अधिकारियों को सौंपें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যর্পণ

অন্য দেশের কর্তৃপক্ষের কাছে হস্তান্তর

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்படைக்க

வேறொரு நாட்டின் அதிகாரிகளிடம் ஒப்படைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అప్పగించు

మరొక దేశపు అధికారులకు అప్పగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रत्यार्पण

दुसऱ्या देशाच्या अधिकाऱ्यांकडे सोपवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રત્યાર્પણ

બીજા દેશના સત્તાવાળાઓને સોંપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸಿ

ಬೇರೆ ದೇಶದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈമാറുക

മറ്റൊരു രാജ്യത്തിൻ്റെ അധികാരികൾക്ക് കൈമാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਵਾਲਗੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوالگی

دوسرے ملک کے حکام کے حوالے کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

引渡

移交给另一个国家当局

🇯🇵Japanese

引き渡す

他国の当局に引き渡す

🇰🇷Korean

넘겨 받다

다른 나라의 당국에 넘겨라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dẫn độ

giao cho chính quyền nước khác

🇹🇭Thai

ส่งผู้ร้ายข้ามแดน

ส่งมอบให้กับเจ้าหน้าที่ของประเทศอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyerahkan

menyerahkannya kepada otoritas negara lain

🇲🇾Malay

mengekstradisi

diserahkan kepada pihak berkuasa negara lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسليم

تسليمه إلى سلطات دولة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

استرداد

به مقامات کشور دیگری تحویل دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

iade etmek

başka bir ülkenin yetkililerine teslim etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַסגִיר

למסור לרשויות של מדינה אחרת

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The primary meaning of 'extradite' is 'hand over to the authorities of another country'.

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