Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Subject to extradition.
  • adjective Making liable to extradition.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Warranting extradition: as, an extraditable offense.
  • Subject to extradition or to the provisions of an extradition treaty: as, an extraditable person.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Subject, or liable, to extradition, as a fugitive from justice.
  • adjective Making liable to extradition.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Able to be extradited.
  • adjective For which one can be extradited.

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Examples

  • Judge Howard Riddle said the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women against Assange meet the definition of extraditable offenses and said the Swedish warrant had been properly issued and was valid.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Riddle said the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by the women meet the definition of extraditable offenses, and that the Swedish authorities had followed correct procedures in processing their request.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • My son Gary has lost almost 10 years of his life and has served a nine-and-a-half year sentence of psychological torture, despite the crown prosecuting service testifying to the court in 2009 that the US has provided not one shred of evidence of any extraditable offence … because they are not required to.

    Gary McKinnon extradition law 'not biased against Britons' 2011

  • They also argued that the alleged offenses wouldn't constitute extraditable crimes under English law.

    Assange Presses Appeal to Head Off Extradition Jeanne Whalen 2011

  • On Tuesday, Mr. Assange's defense team argued that the allegations against their client didn't constitute extraditable crimes under English law.

    Sweden Turns Up Heat on Assange Natalia Rachlin 2011

  • In court Thursday, Riddle dismissed all of the defense's arguments, point by point, including the assertion that Assange's actions would not qualify as rape in Britain and did not, therefore, constitute an extraditable offense.

    Julian Assange, WikiLeaks' founder, must be extradited to Sweden, British judge rules 2011

  • Judge Howard Riddle called all four alleged offenses extraditable, and said he was confident Mr. Assange would receive a fair trial in Sweden if he is charged.

    WikiLeaks Founder Ordered Extradited Jeanne Whalen 2011

  • In his appeal, Mr. Assange argued he shouldn't be extradited because the warrant for his arrest was excessive, considering he had told Swedish prosecutors they could question him by video link or in person in Britain; because the warrant didn't accurately reflect the women's accounts about what happened; and because some of his alleged offenses wouldn't constitute extraditable crimes under English law.

    U.K. Court Rejects Bid by Assange to Stop Extradition Jeanne Whalen 2011

  • Judge Howard Riddle ruled that the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women are extraditable offenses and a Swedish warrant was properly issued, the Associated Press reports.

    Judge OKs extradition to Sweden for WikiLeaks founder Assange 2011

  • In court Thursday, Riddle dismissed all of the defense's arguments, point by point, including the assertion that Assange's actions would not qualify as rape in Britain and did not, therefore, constitute an extraditable offense.

    Julian Assange, WikiLeaks' founder, must be extradited to Sweden, British judge rules 2011

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