'handover' definitions:
Definition of 'handover'
(from WordNet)
noun
Act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"
Definition of 'handover'
From: GCIDE
- handover \handover\ n. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities. [WordNet 1.5]