act of capitulation

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• Capitulation — Ca*pit u*la tion (k[.a]*p[i^]t [ u]*l[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. capitulation, LL. capitulatio.] 1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. [1913 Webster] With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• capitulation — [kə pich΄yoo lā′shən, kəpich΄ə lā′shən] n. [Fr < ML capitulatio: see CAPITULATE] 1. a statement of the main parts of a subject 2. the act of capitulating; conditional surrender 3. a document containing terms of surrender, articles of… …   English World dictionary

• capitulation — capitulatory /keuh pich euh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /keuh pich euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of capitulating. 2. the document containing the terms of a surrender. 3. a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or… …   Universalium

• Capitulation of Wittenberg — The Capitulation of Wittenberg ( de. Wittenberger Kapitulation) was a treaty in 1547 by which John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, was compelled to resign the electoral dignity. The Electorate of Saxony and most of his territory, including… …   Wikipedia

• capitulation — noun Date: 1535 1. a set of terms or articles constituting an agreement between governments 2. a. the act of surrendering or yielding b. the terms of surrender …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• capitulation — noun a) A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. b) The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms. See Also: chapiter, chapter, capital, capitalism, captain, capitulate …   Wiktionary

• capitulation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Surrender] Syn. yielding, giving up, submission; see resignation 2 , surrender . 2. [Summary] Syn. synopsis, outline, abstract; see abbreviation 1 , abridgment 2 , summary . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of… …   English dictionary for students

• capitulation — ca•pit•u•la•tion [[t]kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of capitulating 2) the document containing the terms of a surrender 3) a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; summary or enumeration • Etymology: 1525–35; < ML… …   From formal English to slang

• capitulation — /kapityaleyshan/ The act or agreement of surrendering upon negotiated or stipulated terms …   Black's law dictionary

• capitulation — /kapityaleyshan/ The act or agreement of surrendering upon negotiated or stipulated terms …   Black's law dictionary

• capitulation — n. 1 the act of capitulating; surrender. 2 a statement of the main divisions of a subject. 3 an agreement or set of conditions …   Useful english dictionary