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Unconditional surrender — is a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law. Announcing that only unconditional surrender is acceptable puts psychological pressure on a weaker adversary. The most notable uses of the term have been by the… … Wikipedia
Unconditional Surrender — [ʌnkən dɪʃənl sə rendə], englische Bezeichnung für bedingungslose Kapitulation, bekannt v. a. als Kriegsziel der Alliierten gegenüber den Achsenmächten im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1943 vereinbart von F. D. Roosevelt und W. Churchill auf der Konferenz … Universal-Lexikon
unconditional surrender — noun A surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law … Wiktionary
unconditional surrender — giving up completely, absolute submission … English contemporary dictionary
Unconditional Surrender Grant — General Ulysses Simpson Grant, USA … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Unconditional — Un con*di tion*al, a. Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender. [1913 Webster] O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree, Or bind thy sentence unconditional. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unconditional — (adj.) 1660s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONDITIONAL (Cf. conditional). Unconditional surrender is attested from 1830. Related: Unconditionally … Etymology dictionary
Surrender of Japan — The surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close. On August 10, 1945, after the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Union and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan s leaders at the Imperial conference (… … Wikipedia
Surrender (military) — Muslims surrender to Spain: Boabdil gives the Granada key to Ferdinand and Isabella … Wikipedia
surrender — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ unconditional ▪ immediate VERB + SURRENDER ▪ demand … Collocations dictionary
