extradite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Back-formation from extradition.

If they pinch Peter Moore in Hong Kong, they will have to extradite him from Kowloon. — Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern China, George F. (George Frank) Worts
Perhaps they were to be kept as hostages —but for what reason? or to be extradited as prisoners of war? or possibly they were to be held for ransom? — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant
By taking this course I should have been safe and could have laughed at any attempt of the bank authorities to extradite me, for the first lot of bogus bills could have been held back until I had actually arrived in America. — Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in Solitude, Austin Bidwell

deliver, deport

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