cession

cession is a Noun

Definition:

[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] The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.

[5] The voluntary surrender of a person`s effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

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