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    cession
    /ˈsɛʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state: "the cession of twenty important towns"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CESSION definition: 1. the act of allowing someone else to have or own something, especially land or property, or the…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cessionCession Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CESSION is a yielding to another : concession. How to use cession in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCESSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CESSION meaning: 1. the act of allowing someone else to have or own something, especially land or property, or the…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cessionCession - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Cession is the act of giving up something, usually land, by the agreement in a formal treaty. For example, after a war, a losing country might make a cession of part of its land to the victor.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCESSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory. 2. something that is ceded, esp land or territory. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: from Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield. cession in American English. (ˈsɛʃən ) noun.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › cessioncession noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of cession noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cessionCession - definition of cession by The Free Dictionary

    1. A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty. 2. Something, such as territory, that is ceded. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cessiō, cessiōn-, from cessus, past participle of cēdere, to yield; see ked- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.