Sur*ren"der (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Surrendered (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Surrendering.] [OF. surrendre to deliver;
sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and
Render.] 1. To yield to the power of
another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon
compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy
or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship.
2. To give up possession of; to yield; to
resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or
advantage.
To surrender up that right which otherwise their
founders might have in them.
Hooker.
3. To yield to any influence, emotion,
passion, or power; -- used reflexively; as, to surrender one's
self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep.
4. (Law) To yield; to render or deliver
up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a
fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by
the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion.
Sur*ren"der, v. i. To give up one's
self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way
of escape, surrendered at the first summons.
Sur*ren"der, n. 1.
The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's
person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as,
the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of
a right.
That he may secure some liberty he makes a
surrender in trust of the whole of it.
Burke.
2. (Law) (a) The
yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in
remainder or reversion. (b) The giving up
of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.
(c) The delivery up of fugitives from justice by
one government to another, as by a foreign state. See
Extradition. Wharton.
Sur*ren"der, n. (Insurance)
The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company
by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration (called the
surrender value).
Sur*ren"der (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Surrendered (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Surrendering.] [OF. surrendre to deliver;
sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and
Render.] 1. To yield to the power of
another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon
compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy
or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship.
2. To give up possession of; to yield; to
resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or
advantage.
To surrender up that right which otherwise their
founders might have in them.
Hooker.
3. To yield to any influence, emotion,
passion, or power; -- used reflexively; as, to surrender one's
self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep.
4. (Law) To yield; to render or deliver
up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a
fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by
the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion.
Sur*ren"der, v. i. To give up one's
self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way
of escape, surrendered at the first summons.
Sur*ren"der, n. 1.
The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's
person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as,
the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of
a right.
That he may secure some liberty he makes a
surrender in trust of the whole of it.
Burke.
2. (Law) (a) The
yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in
remainder or reversion. (b) The giving up
of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.
(c) The delivery up of fugitives from justice by
one government to another, as by a foreign state. See
Extradition. Wharton.
Sur*ren"der, n. (Insurance)
The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company
by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration (called the
surrender value).
