[VN] ~ sb (to...) (from...) to officially send back sb who has been accused or found guilty of a crime to the country where the crime was committed:
The British government attempted to extradite the suspects from Belgium.
extradition noun [U,C]:
the extradition of terrorist suspects * an extradition treaty * to start extradition proceedings
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