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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
  • property law The tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
  • The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

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Verb:

  • intransitive or reflexive To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
  • transitive To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (''Military'') to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.

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