EXTRADITION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

extradition

noun

Definition of extradition

as in deportation

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Recent Examples of extradition The Klarsfelds identified Barbie’s location and alias in 1971 and campaigned for his extradition. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 The death sentence complicates any extradition under Russian law, but a decision not to hand over a former close ally to face justice would be far more political than legal, experts say. — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Reed was detained in North Carolina and is expected to be extradition to Maryland. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 In mid-July, federal prosecutors filed the latest complaints in Miami on behalf of British authorities seeking the brothers’ extradition, leading to their arrests. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extradition

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Noun

In a statement to CBS News, Mexico's Foreign Ministry voiced its opposition to the deportation of Mexican citizens to other countries.

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
The administration has struck several such third-country deportation deals with African countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of deportation

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Ben-Gvir is a follower of Kahanism, a movement named after a long-dead rabbi who espoused violent ethnonationalism and advocated for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
And so Ludwig Wilhelm Sachs, a Königsberg physician and a former member of Ebel’s circle, embittered by his expulsion, intervened.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

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And in some cases, courts are ruling that worker displacement is unlawful.

— Jennifer Pak, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Zuckerberg noted that people fear automation will outpace individuals’ capability to get smarter and better at their jobs, leading to job displacement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026