extraordinary rendition
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of extraordinary rendition
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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A subject of the U.S. government's extraordinary rendition program, al-Baluchi was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and then transferred to secret CIA prison known both as Cobalt and the Salt Pit north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2022
Bindmans said Kanu might have been the subject of extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria, an unlawful practice.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
When I turned the light on, my boudoir resembled a chamber of extraordinary rendition.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2020
Apart from the enhanced interrogation and extraordinary rendition aspects of what she did, does her experience, résumé, and comportment argue for her, or against her, to lead the CIA?
From Slate ● May 9, 2018
The court concluded that Italian authorities “were aware that Abu Omar was a victim of the extraordinary rendition operation” involving his 2003 kidnapping on a Milan street.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2016
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