I.   Introductory Provisions

Rendition is the return of property, or rights, or objects into custody after sufficient force or demand has been applied and surrender, or seizure or abandonment has occurred, frequently from one jurisdiction to another.

The word Rendition comes from the Latin word reddere meaning “to give back or return”.

By definition, any claim that an act of Rendition is lawful, or moral or ecclesiastically permitted is an absurdity and injury against the Law. The only possible element associated with Rendition that may be technically argued as lawful is the issue of warrants and the agreement not to prosecute (render immune) or offer safe harbor to those engaged in Rendition. This is the origin of the concept of the Letter of Marquee.