noun (n)

• a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.(noun.communication)

  Example:
  They heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert.
  

  Synonym:
  rendering
  

  source: wordnet30
• an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning.
  

  Synonym:
  interpretation, interpreting, rendering
  

  source: wordnet30
• handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance(noun.act)

  Example:
  Her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving.
  

  Synonym:
  interpretation, rendering
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913