extraordinary rendition
noun
: the seizure and transfer of a person suspected of involvement with a terrorist group to another country for imprisonment and interrogation without legal process (such as the naming of charges, legal representation, or trial)
America's prisoners considered of particular interest were routinely transferred to third countries, a practice known as "extraordinary rendition."—
William Pfaff
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Only when leaks brought to light torture, surveillance, extraordinary renditions, and the underlying flimsy legal justifications could the appropriate democratic processes commence.
—Dawn Johnsen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2016
Following the repercussions of extraordinary rendition for a young wife in Rome and a middle-aged mother in North Carolina illuminates urgent questions in unexpected ways.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
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Dawn Johnsen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2016
Following the repercussions of extraordinary rendition for a young wife in Rome and a middle-aged mother in North Carolina illuminates urgent questions in unexpected ways.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
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“Extraordinary rendition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraordinary%20rendition. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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