'Cession' definitions:

Definition of 'cession'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of ceding [syn: cession, ceding]

Definition of 'Cession'

From: GCIDE
  • Cession \Ces"sion\, n. [L. cessio, fr. cedere to give way: cf. F. Cession. See Cede.]
  • 1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding. [1913 Webster]
  • A cession of the island of New Orleans. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment. [1913 Webster]