self-surrender
noun
self-sur·ren·der
ˌself-sə-ˈren-dər 
: the giving up of oneself or one's will to some feeling or influence
Recovery requires much less than self-help; it requires self-surrender, to a higher power or cosmic truth or other nondenominational universal force.—
Wendy Kaminer
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Roth said his client contacted the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office through his attorneys to self-surrender within the hour of learning about the warrant for his arrest and did so on the afternoon on Dec. 23.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
He is required to self-surrender before 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
While his attorney requested the ability for the musician to self-surrender in the future for health reasons, Leibowitz ordered him to be jailed on the spot.
—Nicholas Kobe, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Kingston’s lead defense attorney, Zeljka Bozanic, had asked the judge if Kingston could self-surrender at a later date because of health issues.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
The federal judge ruled that Mizuhara should self-surrender March 24.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors said Vo was supposed to self-surrender to a federal facility in Kentucky in June 2024 but fled to Canada instead.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The next step is for each defendant to negotiate a time and day to self-surrender to a jail facility for booking.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
He is required to self-surrender before 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
While his attorney requested the ability for the musician to self-surrender in the future for health reasons, Leibowitz ordered him to be jailed on the spot.
—Nicholas Kobe, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Kingston’s lead defense attorney, Zeljka Bozanic, had asked the judge if Kingston could self-surrender at a later date because of health issues.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
The federal judge ruled that Mizuhara should self-surrender March 24.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors said Vo was supposed to self-surrender to a federal facility in Kentucky in June 2024 but fled to Canada instead.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The next step is for each defendant to negotiate a time and day to self-surrender to a jail facility for booking.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Self-surrender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-surrender. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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