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ces·sion (ses̸h′ən)

noun

a ceding or giving up (of rights, property, territory, etc.) to another

Etymology: OFr < L cessio < cessus, pp. of cedere, to yield: see cede

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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