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'''Rendition''' was the taking of individuals from one legal jurisdiction to another. It tended to take two forms, at least on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] in the [[21st century]]. In many cases, it involved a perfectly legal arrest and extradition. In others, it was ''wholly illegal''. | '''Rendition''' was the taking of individuals from one legal jurisdiction to another. It tended to take two forms, at least on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] in the [[21st century]]. In many cases, it involved a perfectly legal arrest and extradition. In others, it was ''wholly illegal''. | ||
This latter form of rendition may have been performed when [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[Rex Matheson]] took [[Gwen Cooper]] and Captain [[Jack Harkness]] from [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] at gunpoint, to the [[United States]]. He emphasised that they were not formally (read: ''legally'') under arrest. ([[ | This latter form of rendition may have been performed when [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[Rex Matheson]] took [[Gwen Cooper]] and Captain [[Jack Harkness]] from [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] at gunpoint, to the [[United States]]. He emphasised that they were not formally (read: ''legally'') under arrest. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World]]'') | ||
{{wikipediainfo|extraordinary rendition}} | {{wikipediainfo|extraordinary rendition}} | ||
[[Category:Law and order]] | [[Category:Law and order]] | ||
