surrender (subs.) Copy link Outline I. In military sense1. dēdĭtio, ōnis, f.2. trādĭtio, ōnis, f.II. Generally, a giving up1. trādĭtio, f.2. cessio, ōnis, f. (legal t. t.) • surrender (subs.): I. In military sense: 1. dēdĭtio, ōnis, f.: to negotiate a s., de d. agere, Caes. B. C. 3, 28: a s. to any one, d. ad aliquem, Liv. 28, 22: to receive a state on s., civitatem in deditionem accipere, ib.: to make a genuine s., veram d. facere, Sall. J. 46. 2. trādĭtio, ōnis, f.: the s. of a town, urbis t., Liv. 32, 14. II. Generally, a giving up: 1. trādĭtio, f.: the s. of property, rei t., Cic. Top. 5, fin. 2. cessio, ōnis, f. (legal t. t.): a legal s., in jure cessio, ib.: to make s. of a thing, v. to surrender.