What does "cession" mean?
Cession: Concession; compliance. [Obs.]
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.(Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.
- 4.(Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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