CAPITULATION


Meaning of CAPITULATION in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French, from capituler to capitulate (from Medieval Latin capitulare ) + -ation -ation

1. : a listing of the main headings of a subject : enumeration

2.

a. : a set of terms or articles constituting an agreement (as a treaty or convention) between governments

b. : an agreement with specified stipulations (as the granting of special privileges and rights of extraterritoriality) exacted by one government of another

c. : one of the articles or terms of such an agreement

3.

a. : the act or agreement of one that surrenders to an enemy upon stipulated terms

the capitulation of the defenders of the besieged town

b. : the instrument setting forth the terms of such an agreement

4. : a giving way : a ceasing to resist : yielding

capitulation to jealousy — Marcia Davenport

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.