| Pronunciation: | | 'seshun
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| Matching Terms: | | cessionary
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of ceding |
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| | Synonyms: | | ceding |
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| | See Also: | | ceding back, recession, relinquishing, relinquishment |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ces"sion\, n. [L. cessio, fr. cedere to give way: cf.
F. Cession. See {Cede}.]
1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.]
3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to
another person; the act of ceding.
A cession of the island of New Orleans. --Bancroft.
4. (Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by
accepting another without a proper dispensation.
5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects
to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
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