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Capitulation

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Capitulation [fr. Capitulo, Lat., to treat upon terms; fr. Capitulum, a little head or division], the treaty which determines the conditions under which a besieged place is surrendered to the commanding officer of the besieging army; (2) an agreement by which the prince and the people, or those who have the right of the people, regulate the manner of government.

--An arrangement between states providing certain immunities for or reserving jurisdiction over subjects of one state within the territory of another. See the (English) Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 37), Preamble.

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