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capitulation
This term carries a heavy connotation of defeat and submission, often implying a total collapse of resistance. While it can describe a military surrender, it is frequently used in political or diplomatic contexts to describe a party giving in to demands they previously resisted, often suggesting a sense of weakness or betrayal of original principles.
In legal or historical contexts, the word refers specifically to the written agreement or the set of conditions governing a surrender. This usage shifts the focus from the emotional act of yielding to the formal, contractual nature of the terms agreed upon by the victor and the vanquished.
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Capitulation is a defeat.