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

Even during wartime, things like kidnapping and extraordinary rendition violate U.S. law, the Geneva Conventions, and other international humanitarian treaties to which the U.S. is a signatory.

From Salon

The technical term for such detainee transfers is “extraordinary rendition.”

From Salon

Kanu's brother, Kingsley Kanu, brought a judicial review against Britain's Foreign Office over its alleged refusal to acknowledge that Nnamdi Kanu, who holds Nigerian and British citizenship, was the victim of extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021.

From Reuters

Kingsley Kanu's lawyers argued that the Foreign Office should reach a conclusive view on whether his brother was the victim of extraordinary rendition in order to properly assess what steps to take to assist Kanu.

From Reuters

Kingsley Kanu's lawyers argue that Britain's Foreign Office should reach "a firm, rather than provisional, view" on whether his brother was the victim of extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria.

From Reuters