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NOUN (3)

1. a document containing the terms of surrender;

2. a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic;

3. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions);
- Example: "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
[syn: capitulation, fall, surrender]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor
            the French shall refortify.           --Bp. Burnet.
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   2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon
      stipulated terms.
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   3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or
      surrender.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

capitulation
    n 1: a document containing the terms of surrender
    2: a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
    3: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions);
       "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
       [syn: capitulation, fall, surrender]