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# extraordinary rendition

phrase (noun phrase: extraordinary rendition, extraordinary renditions; uncountable mostly)

«extraordinary rendition» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, political) secretly seizing a suspect and sending them to another country for questioning, without a court's permission, often where they may be mistreated.
2. (literal parts) «rendition» means handing over; «extraordinary» means outside the normal rules.

### In the lessons

Government and security jargon, made to sound official and neutral while hiding kidnapping and possible torture; used in news, human-rights reports and courts. Formal, mostly US and UK news. Critics use it with quotation marks to show it is a cover word.

### Examples

- Human rights groups criticised the programme of extraordinary rendition.
- The journalist uncovered flights used for extraordinary rendition.
- Lawyers said extraordinary rendition was just kidnapping with a fancy name.
- The inquiry asked whether the airport had been used for extraordinary renditions.
- Our politics teacher said extraordinary rendition is a classic example of official spin.
- He was a victim of extraordinary rendition and was held for years without trial.
- The government denied any part in extraordinary rendition.
- The court ruled that extraordinary rendition broke the law.

### Note

Trap: «extraordinary» usually praises something (an extraordinary singer), but here it only means «outside the normal law». «Rendition» also means a performance of a song, which has nothing to do with this. Plain words: secret kidnapping and transfer of a prisoner.