CAPITULATION,
war. The treaty which determines the conditions under which a fortified
place is abandoned to the commanding officer of the army which besieges
it.
2.
On surrender by capitulation, all the property of the inhabitants
protected by the articles, is considered by the law of nations as
neutral, and not subject to capture on the high seas, by the belligerent
or its ally. 2 Dall.
CAPITULATION,
civ.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. Wolff, 989.
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