extradite
- v. 引渡
- Definition
- v. to send an accused person to the country where the crime happened
- Example
- The government agreed to extradite the suspect to another country.
- 政府同意将这名嫌疑人引渡到另一个国家。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to force someone to leave a country (verb).
比较义项：强制某人离开一国（驱逐／引渡）（动词）。
- deport
A broad term: a government forces a foreigner to leave the country, often for an immigration violation, and the person need not be accused of any crime abroad.
泛指政府强制某外国人离境，常因违反移民规定，此人不一定在国外被控犯罪。
The government decided to deport him after his work visa expired.
他的工作签证过期后，政府决定将他驱逐出境。
- extradite 本词
A formal legal term: a country hands over a crime suspect to another country that wants to prosecute them, usually under a treaty and at that country's request.
正式的法律用语：一国将刑事嫌疑人移交给要求起诉他的另一国，通常依据条约并应对方请求进行。
The two countries have a treaty allowing them to extradite wanted criminals to each other.
两国订有条约，允许彼此将通缉犯移交对方。
Deport and extradite both mean sending someone out of a country, but the reason differs. Deport means a government forces a foreigner to leave, often for an immigration violation. Extradite means handing a crime suspect to another country that wants to prosecute them.
这两个词都指用官方力量把人送出（或送去）一个国家，但理由不同：deport 是政府因某人违反移民法或其他法律而将其驱逐出境，理由不必是刑事犯罪；extradite 特指把一名刑事嫌疑人正式移交给对该罪行有管辖权的另一国，通常应对方国家的请求进行。