pacification

(păsˌə-fĭ-kāˈshən)

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.

Related Forms:

• pa·cifˈi·caˌtor (pə-sĭfˈĭ-kāˌtər) noun

• pa·cifˈi·ca·toˌry (-kə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective