a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or enumeration.
Often capitulations.a treaty or agreement by which subjects of one country residing or traveling in another are extended extraterritorial rights or special privileges, especially such a treaty between a European country and the former Ottoman rulers of Turkey.
Origin of capitulation
First recorded in 1525–35, capitulation is from the Medieval Latin word capitulātiōn- (stem of capitulātiō). See capitulate, -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM capitulation
ca·pit·u·la·to·ry[kuh-pich-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /kəˈpɪtʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·ca·pit·u·la·tion,noun
Words nearby capitulation
Capitol, United States, capitonnage, capitular, capitulary, capitulate, capitulation, capitulationism, capitulum, capiz, cap jib, Caplet
If I showed you the next four quarters of M&A trade, there’s a huge number of capitulation trades, which is a sign of a declining market, not a rising one.
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Hence, I suspect, the panic, the lockdown, the capitulation.
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The Barzeh truce sparked outrage from commentators aligned with the opposition, who viewed it as little more than capitulation.
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U.S. and Israeli hawks are rushing to call the interim nuclear agreement a capitulation and Obama another Chamberlain.
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A successful end to the current talks, in the eyes of the West, would represent not so much compromise as capitulation.
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By holding firm and refusing to bend to Republican demands for capitulation, Obama has broken the Republican Party.
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On the capitulation of Burgoyne, near five thousand men had been detached by Gates to his aid.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 (of 5)|John Marshall
This was agreed to, under articles of capitulation, by which the effects of the people therein were secured to them.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2|Edgerton Ryerson
As soon as the work was finished, they sent ambassadors to treat about a capitulation.
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The Romans, when investing towns, always accepted offers of capitulation, if made before the battering ram had touched the walls.
The Rights of War and Peace|Hugo Grotius
By the capitulation, private property was to be respected, and public property only surrendered.
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation|Charles Roger
British Dictionary definitions for capitulation
capitulation
/ (kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act of capitulating
a document containing terms of surrender
a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject