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Capitulation vs Submission - What's the difference?

capitulation | submission |

Submission is a synonym of capitulation.



As nouns the difference between capitulation and submission

is that capitulation is a reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement while submission is the act of submitting.

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.
  • submission

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of submitting.
  • The thing which has been submitted.
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  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of submitting) acquiescence, capitulation, concession, giving in, submittal, obeyance, yielding * (thing submitted) submittal

    Antonyms

    * (act of submitting) rebellion, control