pacification
/pæsʌfʌkˈeɪʃʌn/
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Noun
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"
Noun
a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
Noun
actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency