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TAKE THE QUIZrendition
noun
ren·di·tion
ren-ˈdi-shən
plural renditions
: the act or result of rendering something: such as
b
c
d
: surrender
specifically, US law
: the surrender by a state of a fugitive to another state charging the fugitive with a crime : interstate extradition
Two city residents wanted in New Jersey on gun charges are being held without bail awaiting rendition to that state. —
Andrew Amelinckx
see also extraordinary rendition
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