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Capitulation

Capitulation Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Capitulation?
[n] the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
[n] a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic Synonyms | Synonyms for Capitulation: fall | surrender Related Terms | Find terms related to Capitulation: abandonment | account | accounts | alliance | body count | cartel | census | cession | concord | concordat | convention | count | entente | entente cordiale | giving in | giving over | giving up | head count | international agreement | inventory | league | mutual-defense treaty | NATO | nonaggression pact | nose count | paction | recapitulation | recedence | recession | reckoning | recount | recounting | rehearsal | relinquishment | renunciation | repertory | retreat | SEATO | statement | submission | summary | summation | summing | summing up | surrender | treaty See Also | loss | recap | recapitulation | review | summary Capitulation In Webster's Dictionary \Ca*pit`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. capitulation, LL.
capitulatio.]
1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor
the French shall refortify. --Bp. Burnet.
2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon
stipulated terms.
3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or
surrender.
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