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Capitulation vs Abdication - What's the difference?

capitulation | abdication |

As nouns the difference between capitulation and abdication

is that capitulation is a reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement while abdication is (obsolete) the act of disowning or disinheriting a child .

capitulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
  • The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
  • The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
  • An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

    • Related terms

    * chapiter * chapter * capital * capitalism * captain * capitulate ----

    abdication

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
  • The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
  • The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.
  • (obsolete, legal) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
  • (obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.

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