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Pronunciation : Ces"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. cessio, fr. cedere to give way: cf. F. Cession. See Cede.]
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. (Eccl. Law)

Defn: The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.

5. (Civil Law)

Defn: The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913