rendition

  1. Noun.  (context, now) The surrender (of a city, fortress etc.). (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  2. Noun.  (context, now) The handing-over of a person or thing. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  3. Noun.  Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  4. Noun.  (context, legal) Formal deliverance of a verdict. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
  5. Noun.  (context, legal) The handing-over someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction; extradition. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  6. Noun.  An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  7. Noun.  A given visual reproduction of something. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To surrender or hand over (a person or thing); ''especially'', for one jurisdiction to do so to another.

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