The definition of a secession is a breaking away from an organization, country, etc.
(noun)An example of a secession is when the South separated from the Union in the United States during the beginning of the Civil War period.
See secession in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: L secessio
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Latin sēcessiō, sēcessiōn-
Origin: , from sēcessus
Origin: , past participle of sēcēdere, to secede; see secede
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