ˌpasəfə̇ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin pacification-, pacificatio, from pacificatus (past participle of pacificare to pacify) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at pacify
1. : the act or process of achieving or restoring peace : elimination of disturbance : tranquilization , subdual
from the tumult of Hell, through the gradual pacification of Purgatory, to the perfect peace of Paradise — G.G.Coulton
seven million Arabs and Berbers, whose pacification had been completed only eight years before — C.R.Codman
2. : a treaty of peace
the Pacification of Ghent