Advertisement
Advertisement
extraordinary rendition
noun
- 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.
extraordinary rendition
noun
- 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
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of extraordinary rendition1
First recorded in 1980–85
Discover More
Example Sentences
Think of it as the U.S. prison version of extraordinary rendition.
From The Daily Beast
Lady was the only CIA agent convicted in the extraordinary rendition abduction on the Interpol wanted list.
From The Daily Beast
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse