Word Finder - surrenders

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An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

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The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

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The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

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To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

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(by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

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To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

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I surrender!

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To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

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to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage

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To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.

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to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep

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To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.

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For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

In the meantime, the concentration camps were becoming filled to overflowing, and a steady stream of captures and surrenders were reducing the hostile power of the republics.

Terrified by the proceedings in the quo warranto case, most of the companies surrendered their charters to the crown, but such surrenders were annulled by the act of 2 William and Mary (1690) reserving the judgment in quo warranto against the city.

Josaphat surrenders the kingdom to a friend called Barachias and departs for the wilderness.

King Federigo surrenders himself and the throne to King Louis XII of France and accepts the French duchy of Anjou.

Agreeing to defend each other, David and Alan use the roundhouse as a defensive base against the Captain's attack, who surrenders.

Its main task, however, was recording the surrenders and admittances of villein tenants.

He makes us voyeurs of other voyeurs; we spy on Han Gi spying on Sun-hwa as she sexually surrenders her body.

Impregnable Malta surrenders without a shot; his most reckless schemes are crowned with success.

Agreeing to defend each other, David and Alan use the roundhouse as a defensive base against the Captain 's attack, who surrenders.

All surrenders are final and the shelter does not provide updates, with the exception of the AnSWER Program.

The hours of operations are Monday through Friday from 10 to 6 for adoptions and 12 to 8 for surrenders, Saturday from 10 to 6, and Sunday from 11 to 5.

The shelter is open seven days a week for adoptions and animal surrenders.

Hours are 10 to 6 for surrenders and 12 to 8 for adoptions, Monday through Friday.

The mass becomes unduly sanguine or weakly surrenders to panic. Hence the law of error does not apply, and speculation by the public may unsteady prices.