extradite

extradite (someone) from (some place)

To force someone who has committed a crime in another state or country to return there in order to be prosecuted. He committed the crime in Italy, so we need to extradite him from the US. If the police find that he committed the crime elsewhere, they'll extradite him from Colombia. Good luck hiding out here—the authorities won't think twice about extraditing you from the US to prosecute you.

See also: extradite

extradite (someone) from (some place) to (some place)

To force someone who has committed a crime in another state or country to return there in order to be prosecuted. We will extradite him from the US to Italy since he committed the crime there. If the police find that he committed the crime elsewhere, they'll extradite him from Colombia to that country. Good luck hiding out here—the authorities won't think twice about extraditing you from the US to Canada to prosecute you.

See also: extradite, to

extradite (someone) to (some place)

To force someone who has committed a crime in another state or country to return there in order to be prosecuted. We will extradite him to Italy since he committed the crime there. If the police find that he committed the crime elsewhere, they'll extradite him to that country. Good luck hiding out here—the authorities won't think twice about extraditing you to Canada to prosecute you.

See also: extradite, to

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extradite

someone from some place (to some place); to have someone sent from some place to face criminal prosecution. The state's attorney sought to extradite Max from Missouri. The gang leader was extradited from Indiana to New York to face assault charges.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.