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Noun
/kəˌpiCHəˈlāSHən/,
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capitulations, plural;
  1. The action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand
    • - the victor sees it as a sign of capitulation
    • - a capitulation to wage demands
  2. An agreement or set of conditions

  1. (capitulate) surrender under agreed conditions
  2. (capitulation) a document containing the terms of surrender
  3. (capitulation) a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
  4. Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire were contracts between the Ottoman Empire and European powers, particularly France. Turkish capitulations, or ahdnames, were generally bilateral acts whereby definite arrangements were entered into by each contracting party towards the other, not mere concessions.
  5. (Capitulation (treaty)) Capitulations (from Lat. caput), or ahdnames, are a special kind of treaties, unilateral contracts granted by a state and conferring the privilege of extraterritorial jurisdiction within its boundaries on the subjects of another state.
  6. (capitulate) To draw up in chapters; to enumerate; To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley; To agree terms of surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply
  7. (Capitulate) To give in or give up
  8. (Capitulation) A conditional surrender or yielding of rights by a party engaged in a conflict. Capitulation is usually in the form of an official document.
  9. (Capitulation) In stocks this term is associated with "giving up" any previous gains in the stock price. True capitulation involves extremely high volume and sharp declines (oversold stocks), it usually indicates panic selling.
  10. (Capitulation) the point at which a stock (or market) reaches maximum negative or positive sentiment and with unusually high trading volume, the stock reverses in direction. ...
  11. (capitulation) a complete selloff on high volume that flushes out all the weak holders.
  12. Special agreements between the Ottoman Empire and various foreign governments giving those governments and their citizens and subjects specific exemptions from the laws of the empire.