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CESSION
cession, ceding
(noun) the act of ceding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cession (countable and uncountable, plural cessions)
That which is ceded. Insurance: (part of) a risk which is transferred from one actor to another.
The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.
Anagrams
• Encisos, cosines, oscines
Source: Wiktionary
Ces"sion, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.
5. (Civil Law)
Definition: The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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