To deliver a person accused or convicted of a crime to another country or jurisdiction where they will face trial or punishment.
From Latin 'extra-' (outside) + 'dicere' (to say/declare). The word evolved in 18th-century legal terminology to describe the formal legal process of transferring accused persons across borders, with 'dict' relating to legal pronouncements.
The word 'extradict' comes from the same Latin root as 'dictate' and 'edict'—all about official declarations—but most English speakers never say it aloud because we use the adjective 'extraditable' instead; it's a rare case where the verb form is less common than related words.
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