Pacificatory

pac·i·fi·ca·tion  (ps-f-kshn)

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.

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pa·cifi·cator (p-sf-ktr) n.

pa·cifi·ca·tory (-k-tôr, -tr) adj.