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单词 cession
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cession


cession

act of ceding, as of territory
Not to be confused with:session – a meeting; a period of time

ces·sion

C0217500 (sĕsh′ən)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.]

cession

(ˈsɛʃən) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory2. (Law) the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) something that is ceded, esp land or territory[C14: from Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield]

ces•sion

(ˈsɛʃ ən)

n. 1. the act of ceding, as by treaty. 2. something that is ceded, as territory. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cessiō= ced-, variant s. of cēd(ere) (see cede) + -tiō -tion]
Thesaurus
Noun1.cession - the act of cedingcedingrelinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.ceding back, recession - the act of ceding back
Translations
εκχωρητήριοabandoncessione

Cession


Cession

The act of relinquishing one's right.

A surrender, relinquishment, or assignment of territory by one state or government to another.

The territory of a foreign government gained by the transfer of sovereignty.

CESSION, contracts. Yielding up; release.
2. France ceded Louisiana to the United States, by the treaty of Paris, of April 30, 1803 Spain made a cession of East and West Florida, by the treaty of February 22, 1819. Cessions have been severally made of a part of their territory, by New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut) South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Vide Gord. Dig. art. 2236 to 2250.

CESSION, civil law. The, act by which a party assigns or transfers property to a other; an assignment.

CESSION, eccl. law. When an ecclesiastic is created bishop, or when a parson takes another benefice, without dispensation, the first benefice becomes void by a legal cession, or surrender. Cowel, h.t.

cession


  • noun

Synonyms for cession

noun the act of ceding

Synonyms

  • ceding

Related Words

  • relinquishing
  • relinquishment
  • ceding back
  • recession
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