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==Definition==
*1. [[Law]]. a. The giving up of an estate to the [[person]] who has it in reversion or remainder, so as to merge it in the larger estate; e.g. the giving up of a lease before its expiration; spec. the yielding up of a tenancy in a copyhold estate to the lord of the manor for a specified [[purpose]]; transf. a deed by which such surrender is made.
:b. The giving up of letters patent granting an estate or office; Hist. the yielding up of tithes in Scotland to the Crown.
:c. The [[action]] of surrendering to bail.
:d. The giving up by a bankrupt of his [[property]] to his creditors or their assignees; also, his due appearance in the bankruptcy court for examination, as formerly required by the bankruptcy acts.
:e. The abandonment of an insurance policy by the party assured on receiving part of the premiums. surrender [[value]], the amount payable to an insured [[person]] on his surrendering his policy.
*2. The giving up of something (or of oneself) into the possession or [[power]] of another who has or is held to have a claim to it; esp. (Mil., etc.) of combatants, a town, territory, etc. to an enemy or a superior. In wider sense: Giving up, resignation, abandonment.
:b. Cards. In the game of ombre, the act of throwing up one's hand and paying one's forfeit to the pool instead of to an adversary.
*3. An act of rendering ([[gratitude|thanks]]). Obs. rare1.
==In Religion and Psychology==
To '''surrender''' in [[spirituality]] and [[religion]] means that a believer completely gives up his own [[volition|will]] and subjects his [[thoughts]], [[ideas]], and [[action|deeds]] to the will and teachings of a higher power. The term is also used in a similar [[manner]], in some schools and approaches to [[psychology]], in which sense it is an antonym of hostility, signifying something akin to acceptance of one's own [[nature]] and that of the world.
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[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Definition==
*1. [[Law]]. a. The giving up of an estate to the [[person]] who has it in reversion or remainder, so as to merge it in the larger estate; e.g. the giving up of a lease before its expiration; spec. the yielding up of a tenancy in a copyhold estate to the lord of the manor for a specified [[purpose]]; transf. a deed by which such surrender is made.
:b. The giving up of letters patent granting an estate or office; Hist. the yielding up of tithes in Scotland to the Crown.
:c. The [[action]] of surrendering to bail.
:d. The giving up by a bankrupt of his [[property]] to his creditors or their assignees; also, his due appearance in the bankruptcy court for examination, as formerly required by the bankruptcy acts.
:e. The abandonment of an insurance policy by the party assured on receiving part of the premiums. surrender [[value]], the amount payable to an insured [[person]] on his surrendering his policy.
*2. The giving up of something (or of oneself) into the possession or [[power]] of another who has or is held to have a claim to it; esp. (Mil., etc.) of combatants, a town, territory, etc. to an enemy or a superior. In wider sense: Giving up, resignation, abandonment.
:b. Cards. In the game of ombre, the act of throwing up one's hand and paying one's forfeit to the pool instead of to an adversary.
*3. An act of rendering ([[gratitude|thanks]]). Obs. rare1.
==In Religion and Psychology==
To '''surrender''' in [[spirituality]] and [[religion]] means that a believer completely gives up his own [[volition|will]] and subjects his [[thoughts]], [[ideas]], and [[action|deeds]] to the will and teachings of a higher power. The term is also used in a similar [[manner]], in some schools and approaches to [[psychology]], in which sense it is an antonym of hostility, signifying something akin to acceptance of one's own [[nature]] and that of the world.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Psychology]]