rendition

Etymology

From obsolete French rendition, alteration (after rendre (“to render”)) of reddition (“reddition”). Many senses influenced by render.

noun

1. An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
   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. 12 Apr 2011, Paul Lester, The Guardian
   Yes. That is Rob Schneider performing an impromptu rendition of his famous character: the annoying guy who is wrong. Jun 25 2017, “Vaccines”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO
2. A given visual reproduction of something.
3. Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.
4. (law, chiefly US) Formal deliverance of a verdict.
5. (law, chiefly US) The handing-over of someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction; extradition.
   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. 30 Mar 2011, Ian Cobain, The Guardian
6. (now rare) The surrender (of a city, fortress etc.).
7. (now rare) The handing over of a person or thing.

verb

1. (transitive) 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. 2007, Thomas G. Mitchell, Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 60