Capitulation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Capitulation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capitulation n a document containing the terms of surrender a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" Synonym(s): capitulation, fall, surrender
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capitulation \Capit`ula"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.