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accession Definition

ac·ces·sion (ak ses̸h′ən, ək-)

noun

  1. the act of coming to or attaining (a throne, power, etc.) the accession of a new king
  2. assent; agreement
    1. increase by addition
    2. an item added, as to a library or museum
  4. an outburst; paroxysm; access
  5. Law
    1. addition to property by improvements or natural growth
    2. the owner's right to the increase in value due to such additions

Etymology: Fr < L accessio < accessus, access

transitive verb

to record (a book, etc.) as a new accession

accession Related Forms

ac·ces′·sional adjective

accession Synonyms

accession

n.

  1. Coming into office or power

    induction, investment, inauguration; see installation 1.

  2. Addition

    increase, addition, enlargement, augmentation; see addition 2, increase 1.

  3. Agreement

    assent, acceptance, consent; see agreement 1.

accession Law Definition

n

  1. The act of acceding or agreeing, especially when it involves the yielding of part or all of one’s own position.
  2. The act of acceding to, or coming into possession of, an office, right, or title.
  3. In international law, the formal assent by one county to a treaty between other countries. By doing so, the country becomes a party to the treaty.
  4. The acquisition of title to personal property by applying labor that converts it into an entirely different thing (such as turning leather into shoes) or incorporates it into other property.
  5. An artificial or natural addition or improvement to property.
  6. A real property owner’s right to all that the property produces and to all that is artificially or naturally added to it, such as land reclaimed by the use of dams or the construction of buildings and other improvements. See also annexation.

accession Usage Examples

Object

object: Do you know where all your accessioned objects are, whether in the museum or out for any reason?

Converse of object

  • celebrate: Evening: Dinner at the Guildhall, hosted by the Lord Mayor to celebrate the accession of the ten new EU member states.
  • permit: We are committed to that end and are pleased that the Adapted Treaty will permit accession by new States Parties.
  • welcome: Thus, I personally would like to take this opportunity to welcome this concurrent accession of the ROC and the PRC.
  • expect: Most economists expected the actual accession to have little impact on growth in Central and Eastern Europe.
  • follow: The benefit of the directive will be greater following the accession of 10 new Member States in May 2004.

Adjective modifier

  • Turkish: And how can these policies change to make Turkish accession easier?
  • eventual: This should also facilitate these countries eventual accession to the EU.
  • Recent: Digital Library Recent accessions include Digital Archives from Excavation and Fieldwork: Guide to Good Practice 2nd Edition October 2000.. .
  • universal: The two sides are ready to make continued efforts to bring about universal accession to and effective compliance with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
  • recent: Libya's recent accession to the CWC may undermine any efficacy the one-time Arab League policy opposing that treaty had retained.

Modifies a noun

  • negotiation: Turkey has just started accession negotiations to join the European Union.
  • treaty: The European Parliament will soon consider the accession treaties, which each member state will then consider.
  • referendum: Ms Fowler is involved in two comparative projects related to her thesis research, on the post-communist centre-right and the 2003 accession referendums.
  • country: The current phase will include the new accession countries.
  • register: The accession number is the number allocated in the accession register.
  • state: The degree of self sufficiency in these accession states is around 80 % , vastly higher than in the existing 15 Member States.

Noun used with modifier

protein: Both the protein accession number and the protein overview match are clickable and return the detailed matches view for the protein.

Preposition: of

  • monarch: Conversely, the accession of a Protestant monarch did not mean that Latin texts were wholly eschewed.
  • state: In an historic day for Europe, May 1 st sees the accession of 10 new member states to the European Union.