Meaning of CAPITULATION
| Pronunciation: | | ku`pichu'leyshun
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | fall, surrender |
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| | See Also: | | loss, recap, recapitulation, review, summary | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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