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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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     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.
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     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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cession \Ces"sion\, n. [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) The giving up or vacating a benefice by
        accepting another without a proper dispensation.
  
     5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects
        to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cession
       n : the act of ceding [syn: ceding]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     Γαλλικά n.
     το εκχωρητήριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     n.
     1 That which is ceded.
     2 # A risk, or part of one, which is transferred from one actor to
  another.
     3 The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.
     Swedish n.
     c #English, bankruptcy

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     n.
     1 That which is ceded.
     2 # A risk, or part of one, which is transferred from one actor to
  another.
     3 The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     n.
     1 That which is ceded.
     2 # A risk, or part of one, which is transferred from one actor to
  another.
     3 The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.
     Swedish n.
     c #English, bankruptcy

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     n.
     1 That which is ceded.
     2 # A risk, or part of one, which is transferred from one actor to
  another.
     3 The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.
     Swedish n.
     c #English, bankruptcy

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     Ranska n.
     (talous) siirto, luovutus
     Ruotsi n.
     1 (laki) siirto
     2 (laki) konkurssi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     Engelska n.
     #Svenska
     n.
     1 borgenärs överlåtelse av en fordran till en annan person utan
  gäldenärens medverkan
     2 överlåtelse i allmänhet

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  cession
     n.
     1 borgenärs överlåtelse av en fordran till en annan person utan
  gäldenärens medverkan
     2 överlåtelse i allmänhet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cession /sˈɛʃən/
  التخلي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cession //ˈsɛʃən// 
  цесия
  giving up of rights, property or territory