extraordinary rendition

American  

noun

1. secret or forcible rendition of a suspected criminal to another country, often a country known to violate human rights and due process of law.

   the CIA’s extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects;

   The legality and morality of extraordinary rendition have been a matter of intense debate.

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extraordinary rendition British  

noun

1. the process by which a country seizes a person assumed to be involved in terrorist activity and then transports him or her for interrogation to a country where due process of law is unlikely to be respected

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Etymology

Origin of extraordinary rendition

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Researchers from the Australian Museum Research Institute have uncovered an extraordinary collection of fossils here.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Among the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of buildings are emerging that will shape the future of the global economy and the world.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

And hospitals that have voluntarily given up aggressive collections are in the minority: Just 19 of the 528 hospitals researched by KHN have publicly posted policies barring "extraordinary collection actions."

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2022

The Toledo Museum has built its extraordinary collection since 1901 thanks to the largesse of founders Edward Drummond Libbey and Florence Scott Libbey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022

Noreena did have, as advertised, marbleish skin, roseish lips and cheeks, largeish eyes, one blue, one green, hourglassish form, and easily the most extraordinary collection of hats ever assembled.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman