sur·ren·der 1 vt
1 a: to yield to the control or possession of another
surrender the leased premises
surrender collateral to a creditor
b: to give up completely or agree to forgo
c: to cancel (one's insurance policy) voluntarily
2: to give over to the custody of the law
surrender a defendant
vi: to give oneself up
surrender 2 n: an act or instance of surrendering
discharge an obligor by surrender of a promissory note; esp: the yielding of an estate by a tenant to the landlord so that the leasehold interest is extinguished by mutual agreement
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.