Crime And Punishment Terms

verb to hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed

• The government decided to extradite the suspect to face trial in the other country.
• They're planning to send him back to the other country to face charges.
• They're gonna ship him off to the other country to deal with their legal stuff.
• She felt like she was being extradited to a foreign land when she had to move to a new city.

noun a ride taken for pleasure or excitement, typically in a stolen vehicle

• The teenagers took an unauthorized joyride in their parent's car.
• Let's go for a joyride in the countryside this weekend!
• We went on a crazy joyride last night, it was so much fun!
• She felt like she was on a joyride of emotions after receiving the good news.

verb to prevent someone from accomplishing something or to stop something from happening

• The security measures successfully thwarted the cyber attack.
• The cops thwarted the robbers' plans before they could even start.
• The hacker's attempt to breach the system was totally thwarted by the firewall.
• Her dreams of becoming a singer were thwarted by a lack of opportunity.