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- Dictionarycession/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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CESSION definition: 1. the act of allowing someone else to have or own something, especially land or property, or the…. Learn more.
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.
: a yielding to another : concession. Synonyms. capitulating. capitulation. handover. relinquishment. rendition. submission. submitting. surrender. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cession in a Sentence. territorial cessions from one state to another The law required cession of the land to the heirs.
noun. the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory. something that is ceded, esp land or territory. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cession 1.
the act of allowing someone else to have or own something, especially land or property, or the land, property, etc. that is given in this way: The wars resulted in the cession of all French territories to the British. There were no major land cessions in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. Fewer examples.
Cession definition: A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty.
n. 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.
CESSION meaning: the act of giving up something (such as power, land, or rights) to another person, group, or country.
Definition of cession noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cession meaning, definition, what is cession: the act of giving up land, property, or ...: Learn more.
