capitulation — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

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2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

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   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   This humiliating capitulation of the young republic to the Germans was forced through by Lenin despite the infuriated opposition of his own party and nearly the whole of Russia.

3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.

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4. An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

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Sostantivo

1. a document containing the terms of surrender

   Termini più generali

   documentwritten documentpapers

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

   Termini più generali

   summarysum-up

3. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

   Sinonimi

   fallsurrender

   Termini più generali

   loss

   Esempi

   they were protected until the capitulation of the fort