Definitions for capitulation
kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃənca·pit·u·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capitulationnoun

   a document containing the terms of surrender

2. capitulationnoun

   a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

3. capitulation, fall, surrendernoun

   the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

   "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capitulationnoun

   A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

2. capitulationnoun

   The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms.

3. capitulationnoun

   The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.

4. capitulationnoun

   An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capitulationnoun

   Stipulation; terms; conditions.

   Etymology: from capitulate.

   It was not a complete conquest, but rather a dedition upon terms and capitulations, agreed between the conquerour and the conquered; wherein, usually, the yielding party secured to themselves their law and religion. Matthew Hale.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capitulation

   Capitulation may have the following special meanings. Capitulation (surrender) Stock market capitulation Capitulation (treaty) Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire Capitulation (algebra) Conclave capitulation Electoral capitulation

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1. capitulation

   Capitulation is the act of surrendering, yielding or ceasing to resist under pressure or force. This term can be used in various contexts such as warfare, economics, or negotiations. In warfare, it refers to the act of an army or a nation surrendering to the enemy. In financial markets, it refers to the point in a severe downturn when investors, in a panic, sell off their assets, often at a loss. In negotiations, it signifies one party giving up their demands to conclude the discussion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capitulationnoun

   a reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement

2. Capitulationnoun

   the act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms

3. Capitulationnoun

   the instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. capitulation, LL. capitulatio.]

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1. Capitulation

   Capitulation, an agreement in time of war for the surrender to a hostile armed force of a particular body of troops, a town or a territory. It is an ordinary incident of war, and therefore no previous instructions from the captors' government are required before finally settling the conditions of capitulation. The most usual of such conditions are freedom of religion and security of private property on the one hand, and a promise not to bear arms within a certain period on the other. Such agreements may be rashly concluded with an inferior officer, on whose authority the enemy are not in the actual position of the war entitled to place reliance. When an agreement is made by an officer who has not the proper authority or who has exceeded the limits of his authority, it is termed a "sponsion", and, to be binding, must be confirmed by express or tacit ratification. The Hague Convention on the laws and the customs of war lays down that capitulations agreed on between the contracting parties must be in accordance with the rules of military honor. When once settled they must be observed by both the parties.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capitulation

   The conditions on which a subdued force surrenders, agreed upon between the contending parties.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capitulation

   The surrender of a fortress or army on stipulated conditions.

Matched Categories

1. • Document
   • Loss
   • Summary

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How to say capitulation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of capitulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of capitulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of capitulation in a Sentence

1. Lena Komileva:

   It's a little more complicated than it used to be. The shape of the yield curve today is very much a function of global central bank activity - negative rates and quantitative easing. This changes the mechanics of the yield curve with respect to pure growth and inflation signals, but it does suggest a capitulation in investor confidence in the ability of central banks to reflate global growth or prevent another downturn. And that's not a good confidence signal.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   We gave in on the idea of them having to dismantle their enrichment, but even worse is the final capitulation, which was a giving in to a lifting of the embargo on ballistic missiles and conventional arms. I think even skeptics of the deal have been shocked by the degree of the capitulation.

3. Wayne Pacelle:

   This veto shows cynical political calculation from the governor and an obvious capitulation to special interests, rather than leadership or humanity.

4. State John Kerry:

   Let me underscore the alternative to the deal we have reached is not -- as I've seen some ads on TV suggesting disingenuously -- it isn't a 'better deal', some sort of unicorn arrangement involving Iran's complete capitulation, that is a fantasy plain and simple, that our own intelligence community will tell you that.

5. Stephen Guilfoyle:

   If they don't protect themselves and they have only made their long bets longer, that creates a potential for that final capitulation trade, the point where everybody says ‘enough pain, already’ and they sell, hopefully in one big flush.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=capitulation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Capitulation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=capitulation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitulation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitulation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=capitulation
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=capitulation
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=capitulation