rendition
noun
- to give, provide, giving
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
Etymology: From obsolete French rendition, alteration (after rendre (“to render”)) of reddition (“reddition”). Many senses influenced by render.
- An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
“Near-synonym: rendering”
“The group's debut, Beloved Symphony, featuring light opera renditions of Mozart, Bach and Chopin, was deemed insufficiently classic for inclusion on the classical charts.”
- A given visual reproduction of something.
- Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.
- Formal deliverance of a verdict.
- The handing-over of someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction.
“Since then, according to his lawyers and relatives, he has been repeatedly beaten, threatened with a firearm and with further rendition to Guantánamo by Ugandan officials, before being questioned by American officials.”
- The surrender (of a city, fortress etc.).
- The handing over of a person or thing.
verb
Etymology: From obsolete French rendition, alteration (after rendre (“to render”)) of reddition (“reddition”). Many senses influenced by render.
- To surrender or hand over (a person or thing); especially, for one jurisdiction to do so to another.
“Records show that only about three hundred fugitive slaves were renditioned to the South between 1850 and secession a decade later.”