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(noun) the delivery of a principal into lawful custody |
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Related Words: delivery, extradition, legal transfer, livery |
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(verb) give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another |
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Synonyms: give up |
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Related Words: capitulate, concede, yield |
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Antonyms: resist |
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(verb) relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another |
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Synonyms: relinquish |
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Related Words: abnegate, yield |
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(verb) relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
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Synonyms: cede, deliver, give up |
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Related Words: gift, give, present, sell, sign away, sign over, yield up |
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(noun) acceptance of despair |
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Synonyms: resignation |
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Related Words: defeatism, despair |
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(noun) the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" |
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Synonyms: capitulation, fall |
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Related Words: loss |
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(noun) a verbal act of admitting defeat |
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Synonyms: giving up, yielding |
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Related Words: relinquishing, relinquishment |
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(verb) hand over to the authorities of another country |
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Synonyms: deliver, deport, extradite |
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Related Words: expel, kick out, repatriate, throw out |
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