1) To give something up or surrender control, especially when required by law.
2) To bring forth a result, as when a search yields criminal evidence or an investment yields a profit.
See, e.g. Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218, 243 (1973).
1. Danger Dave repeatedly failed to yield to other drivers when changing lanes on the freeway. Smith County police initially gave chase, but yielded to Lincoln County authorities after Danger Dave crossed state lines.
2. After Danger Dave was convicted of reckless driving, recently implemented laws yielded a sentence of one year in prison.
"Examination of the two federal statutes at issue in this case . . . yields a straightforward answer to the question presented: The NLRA provided the Union and the RAB with statutory authority to collectively bargain for arbitration of workplace discrimination claims, and Congress did not terminate that authority with respect to federal age-discrimination claims in the ADEA."
