formal surrender

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• Surrender of Japan — The surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close. On August 10, 1945, after the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Union and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan s leaders at the Imperial conference (… …   Wikipedia

• surrender — sur|ren|der1 [səˈrendə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: surrendre, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + rendre to give back, yield ] 1.) [I and T] to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• surrender — sur|ren|der1 [ sə rendər ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting: Rebel forces have surrendered after three years of fighting. surrender to: The gang leaders finally surrendered to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• surrender — I UK [səˈrendə(r)] / US [səˈrendər] verb Word forms surrender : present tense I/you/we/they surrender he/she/it surrenders present participle surrendering past tense surrendered past participle surrendered * 1) a) [intransitive] to say officially …   English dictionary

• surrender — [[t]səre̱ndə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ surrenders, surrendering, surrendered 1) VERB If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten. General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender... [V to n] We ll never… …   English dictionary

• surrender — 1 verb 1 (I) to say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win: The terrorists were given ten minutes to surrender. | surrender to sb: The unit was forced to surrender to the enemy. 2 surrender to sth to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• surrender of charter — The dissolution or termination of the existence of a corporation by a formal act on the part of the corporation in yielding its charter to the sovereignty under which the corporation was created and the acceptance of the same by the government.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• surrender to something — surˈrender to sth | surˈrender yourself to sth derived (formal) to stop trying to prevent yourself from having a feeling, habit, etc. and allow it to control what you do • He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs. • She surrendered herself …   Useful english dictionary

• surrender yourself to something — surˈrender to sth | surˈrender yourself to sth derived (formal) to stop trying to prevent yourself from having a feeling, habit, etc. and allow it to control what you do • He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs. • She surrendered herself …   Useful english dictionary

• Japanese Instrument of Surrender — The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that established the armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic… …   Wikipedia

• Instrument of Surrender (1971) — The Instrument of Surrender was signed at Ramna Race Course in Dhaka at 16.31 IST on December 16, 1971, by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding in chief of Eastern Command of the Indian Army and Lieutenant General A …   Wikipedia