Capitulation
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In military law. The surrender of a fort or fortified town to a besieging army; the treaty or agreement between the commanding officers which embodies the terms and conditions on which the surrender is made. In the civil law. An agreement by which the prince and the people or those who have the right of the people, regulate the manner in which the government is to be administered.
Wolffius, § 989.