rendition
the act of rendering.
a translation.
an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.
the legal procedure or process of sending a suspected criminal to another country to be interrogated or detained, usually for law-enforcement purposes.: Compare extraordinary rendition. See also extradition.
Archaic. surrender.
Origin of rendition
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- non·ren·di·tion, noun
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How to use rendition in a sentence
For example, while Southern enslavers emphasized their summary right of recaption of fugitives, abolitionists emphasized states’ authority to require due process in renditions.
Working to end slavery, Lincoln found power — and limits — in the Constitution | Elizabeth R. Varon | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostHe said their table-pounding elevates their renditions, which have since attracted the singer’s attention, into something more upbeat.
With an Adele song as its battle cry, a lowly English soccer club looks to rewrite history | Glynn A. Hill | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostThen a couple months ago, a 26-year-old Scottish postman named Nathan Evans sang a rendition on TikTok that made the world become re-obsessed.
Sea shanties show TikTok is the global proving grounds for culture | Robert Hackett | January 19, 2021 | FortuneI love this song and even did my own rendition of it last year.
Charlie Wilson Embraces 2021 With A ‘Thankful New Year’ Playlist | cmurray | January 1, 2021 | Essence.comWhen you add the musical contributions of Branford Marsalis and a handful of stellar renditions of some of Rainey’s classic blues songs, you have more than enough ingredients to make a damn good movie.
The agency will neither defend the so-called rendition, detention, and interrogation programs.
CIA Won’t Defend Its One-Time Torturers | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor instance, the Beatles rendition of Crying, Waiting, Hoping, the great Buddy Holly song.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs | Allen Barra | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarle also gave a short musical performance, which included this rendition of his own “Christmas in Washington.”
Watch Steve Earle Rant About GOP Victory | The Daily Beast Video | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is also supposed to have serenaded his captives with his own rendition of Charles Aznavour love songs.
French Jihadi Mehdi Nemmouche Is the Shape of Terror to Come | Christopher Dickey | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his rendition Charlie Sheen stands in a foyer and overturns a bucket filled with checks, not ice water.
#IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O | Kevin Zawacki | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn “The Miller who grinds for Love,” the feeling and intensity and dramatic quality he puts into its rendition are stirring.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithWhy cannot the same principle be applied to the rendition of fugitives from service?
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene ChittendenNo loophole could be found in the Canadian law that would permit the rendition of a slave.
Miss Waddleton vetoed my plans for the rendition of the balcony scene at commencement next month.
Fibble, D. D. | Irvin Shrewsbury CobbHe called John McCulloch to his box one night and congratulated him on his successful rendition of the part he was playing.
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? | John B. Remsburg
British Dictionary definitions for rendition
/ (rɛnˈdɪʃən) /
a performance of a musical composition, dramatic role, etc
a translation of a text
the act of rendering
archaic surrender
(tr) to subject (a person) to extraordinary rendition
Origin of rendition
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