pac·i·fi·ca·tion (p s  -f -k  shn)n. 1. The act of pacifying or the condition of being pacified; appeasement. 2. a. Reduction, as of a rebellious district, to peaceful submission: "Real pacification is hard to get in the Vietnamese countryside" (McGeorge Bundy). b. Practical measures or policy aiming to effect this type of submission. 3. often Pacification A peace treaty: the Pacification of Ghent. pa·cif i·cator (p-sf-ktr) n.pa·cif i·ca·tory (-k-tôr , -t r) adj. |
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