Reconciliation (United States Congress) Reconciliation is a legislative process of the United States Congress that allows expedited passage of certain budgetary legislation on spending, revenues, and the federal debt limit with a simple majority vote in both the House (218 votes) and Senate (51 votes).
surrender - Legal Definition n Delivery into the possession of another, such as vacating of property by the tenant before the lease has terminated so that the landlord may consider termination to have occurred; the giving up of a claim or a right; yielding to the control or power of another; the return of an estate to the one who has a reversion so as to merge the estate into a larger one.
Full Definition of PEACE. 1. : a state of tranquillity or quiet: as a: freedom from civil disturbance. 2. : freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions. He tried to negotiate a peace between the warring countries. 2  There was a peace of 50 years before war broke out again. 3  Peace and order were finally restored in the town. 4  After years of therapy, he has finally achieved an inner peace.