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Definition of Surrendering
1. surrender [v] - See also: surrender
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surrendering
Literary usage of Surrendering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"Attaching Creditor, etc., May Intervene without surrendering Property Attached.—An
attaching or execution creditor may intervene and resist the petition ..."
2. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"Despair at this ruthless deed filled the hearts of the scanty defenders of
Carthage, and they were on the point of surrendering the city to the insurgents. ..."
3. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1839)
"Outlines of the Plan for surrendering West Point. — Major Andre passes in Disguise
through the American Posts. —His Capture at Tarrytown. ..."
4. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"They accordingly appeared, and after surrendering their arms to the committee of
correspondence, and being strictly ordered not to leave the town, ..."
5. The Life of William H. Seward by Frederic Bancroft (1900)
"CONTROVERSIES ABOUT surrendering FUGITIVE SLAVES, ETC. I. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
IN NEW YORK THE problem of internal improvements, like that of distributing ..."
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