CAPITULATION

capitulation  (k<<schwa>>-pich-<<schwa>>-lay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1 The act of surrendering or giving in. 2.Int’l law. An agreement to surrender a fortified place or a military or naval force. • A commander in control may generally make such an agreement for the place or force. [Cases: War and National Emergency  9. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 4.] 3.Hist. An agreement between a Christian state and a non-Christian one (such as the Ottoman Empire) giving subjects of the former certain privileges in the territory of the latter. — capitulate,vb. — capitulatory,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]