surrender

v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

v.tr.

1. To relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion.
2. To give up in favor of another.
3. To give up or give back (something that has been granted): surrender a contractual right.
4. To give up or abandon: surrender all hope.
5. To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion: surrendered himself to grief.
6. Law. To restore (an estate, for example), especially to give up (a lease) before expiration of the term.

v.intr.

To give oneself up, as to an enemy.

n.

1. The act or an instance of surrendering.
2. Law.
   1. The delivery of a prisoner, fugitive from justice, or other principal in a suit into legal custody.
   2. The act of surrendering or of being surrendered to bail.
   3. Restoration of an estate.

[Middle English surrenderen, from Old French surrendre : sur-, sur- + rendre, to deliver; see render.]

SYNONYMS  surrender, submission, capitulation. These nouns denote the act of giving up one's person, one's possessions, or people under one's command to the authority, power, or control of another. Surrender is the most general: “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted” (Ulysses S. Grant). Submission stresses the subordination of the side that has yielded: “Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission” (George Washington). Capitulation implies surrender under specific prearranged conditions: Lack of food and ammunition forced the capitulation of the rebels. See also synonyms at relinquish.

Cancellation of a Lease by mutual consent of the lessor and the lessee.

The cancellation of a Lease by mutual consent of the Lessor and the Lessee.
Example: Simmons rents a house under a 2-year lease. Simmons is forced to move due to a job transfer. The landlord agrees to allow Simmons to surrender the Premises if Simmons finds an acceptable new tenant.

verb

1. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin: collapse, fall, go down, go under, topple. See resist/yield, win/lose/recovery.
2. To let (something) go: abandon, cede, forgo, lay down, relinquish, yield. See keep/release.
3. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, waive, yield. See keep/release.
4. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse: abandon, give over, give up. See resist/yield.
5. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength: bow¹, buckle, capitulate, submit, succumb, yield. Informal fold. See resist/yield.

noun

1. The act of submitting or surrendering to the power of another: capitulation, submission. See resist/yield, win/lose/recovery.
2. The act of delivering or the condition of being delivered: delivery, transfer. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. A giving up of a possession, claim, or right: abandonment, abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, waiver. See keep/release.

n

Definition: giving up; resignation
Antonyms: fight, fighting, victory, win

v

Definition: give up; resign
Antonyms: conquer, fight, surpass, win

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Surrender (from Fr.: se rendre, to give oneself up). Compare with capitulate.

v. 1. cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority: over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities.

2. give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand: in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden | they refused to surrender their weapons.

n.

the action of surrendering: the final surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945 | the colonel was anxious to negotiate a surrender.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To give up, return, or yield.

The word surrender presupposes the possession or ownership of the thing that is to be returned or given up. It indicates a transfer of title as well as possession, but it does not express or in any way suggest the transaction of a sale and delivery. Instead, it involves yielding or delivering in response to a demand. A surrender may be compelled or it may be voluntary.

In landlord-tenant law, surrender occurs when a tenant agrees to return the leased premises to the landlord before the expiration of the lease and the landlord agrees to accept the return of the premises.

In this respect a surrender differs from abandonment, which is simply a unilateral act on the part of the tenant. In contrast, a surrender arises through a mutual agreement between the lessor and lessee.

Surrender is used in many areas of substantive law. For example, in criminal law it refers to a suspect's giving up to the police. In insurance law the "cash surrender" value is the amount of money a person will receive when he elects to end a policy and take the proceeds allocated under the insurance contract.

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Common misspelling(s) of surrendering

• surrundering

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overgive, give op, udlevere, aflevere, afstå, give afkald på
v. intr. - overgive sig
n. - overgivelse, aflevering, udlevering, afståelse

idioms:

• surrender to bail    afgive mod kaution
• surrender value    overdragelsesværdi

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich overgeven, (op) leveren, af-/opgeven, afkopen, toegeven aan, overgave, (af-/op-) levering

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Mil) livrer (à), céder, abandonner, racheter, céder (un bail), remettre (à), donner (à), rendre (un passeport)
v. intr. - se rendre à, capituler, (fig) céder, se livrer à
n. - (Mil) capitulation, reddition, abandon, cession, rachat, remise (d'un document), (fig) abandon (à)

idioms:

• surrender to bail    se présenter au tribunal à l'heure fixée (après avoir été en liberté sous caution)
• surrender value    valeur de rachat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kapitulation, Aufgabe
v. - aufgeben, preisgeben, sich ergeben

idioms:

• surrender to bail    vor Gericht erscheinen, nachdem man auf Kaution freigelassen wurde
• surrender value    Rückkaufswert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παράδοση (σε αντίπαλο, σε τρίτο), παραίτηση, εγκατάλειψη (αντίστασης, προσπάθειας κ.λπ.), (επαν)απόδοση
v. - παραδίδω/-ομαι, ενδίδω, παραιτούμαι, εγκαταλείπω (τον αγώνα)

idioms:

• surrender to bail    (για αποφυλακισμένο με εγγύηση) εμφανίζομαι στο δικαστήριο
• surrender value    (οικον.) αξία εξαγοράς ασφαλιστηρίου ζωής

Italiano (Italian)
consegnare, riscattare, arrendersi, resa, rassegnazione

idioms:

• surrender to bail    presentarsi su cauzione
• surrender value    riscatto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rendição (f)
v. - render

idioms:

• surrender to bail    prestar fiança
• surrender value    valor de resgate

Русский (Russian)
капитуляция, выдача (преступника), отказ (от чего-л.), уступка, сдавать, капитулировать, отказываться, поддаваться, уступать

idioms:

• surrender to bail    явиться в суд (о выпущенных под залог)
• surrender value    сумма, возвращаемая лицу, отказавшемуся от страхового полиса

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - entregar, rendir, redimir, rescatar, ceder, abandonar, renunciar a
v. intr. - rendirse, entregarse
n. - capitulación, rendición, sumisión

idioms:

• surrender to bail    aparecer en corte después de liberación bajo fianza
• surrender value    valor de rescate

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överlämnande, kapitulation
v. - överlämna, avträda, lämna ifrån sig, utlämna sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
交出, 使投降, 放弃, 投降, 自首

idioms:

• surrender to bail    逃犯的引渡
• surrender value    中途解约的退保金额

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 交出, 使投降, 放棄
v. intr. - 投降, 自首
n. - 交出, 投降, 放棄

idioms:

• surrender to bail    逃犯的引渡
• surrender value    中途解約的退保金額

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 넘겨 주다, 포기하다, 버리다
v. intr. - 항복하다, 자수하다, 빠지다
n. - 인도, 항복, 보험해약

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き渡す, 明け渡す, 放棄する, 解約する, おぼれる, 降参する, 屈する
n. - 引渡し, 降服, 明け渡し, 降参

idioms:

• surrender to bail    保釈中の人が出廷する
• surrender value    解約返還金額

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) استسلام , تسليم (فعل) يستسلم , يتنازل عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ויתר, נטש, הסגיר, מסר, ויתר על תביעה ביטוחית בתמורה לתשלום סכום מיידי‬
v. intr. - ‮נכנע, נכנע להרגל, לרגש להשפעה וכו'‬
n. - ‮כניעה, הסגרה, מסירה‬

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