Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rendition \Ren*di"tion\ (r?n-d?sh"?n), n. [LL. rendere to
   render: cf. L. redditio. See {Render}, and cf. {Reddition}.]
   1. The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as
      of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign
      government; also, surrender in war.

            The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold
            blood after articles of rendition.    --Evelyn.

   2. Translation; rendering; version.

            This rendition of the word seems also most naturally
            to agree with the genuine meaning of some other
            words in the same verse.              --South.

Source : WordNet®

rendition
     n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
          etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by
          Schubert" [syn: {rendering}]
     2: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
        "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he
        annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often
        imitations are extended to provide a more accurate
        rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation},
         {interpreting}, {rendering}]
     3: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an
        artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was
        extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendering}, {interpretation}]