ces·sion /ˈsɛʃən/
割讓,轉讓
Ces·sion n.
1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.]
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.
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cession
n : the act of ceding [syn: ceding]