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Meaning of "cession" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CESSION

From Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CESSION

cession  [ˈsɛʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cession is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cession

The act of cession is the assignment of property to another entity. In international law it commonly refers to land transferred by treaty. Ballentine's Law Dictionary defines cession as "a surrender; a giving up; a relinquishment of jurisdiction by a board in favor of another agency" In contrast with annexation, where property is forcibly given up, cession is voluntary or at least apparently so.

Definition of cession in the English dictionary

The definition of cession in the dictionary is the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory. Other definition of cession is something that is ceded, esp land or territory.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CESSION


accession
əkˈsɛʃən
circuminsession
ˌsɜːkəmɪnˈsɛʃən
concession
kənˈsɛʃən
decession
dɪˈsɛʃən
depression
dɪˈprɛʃən
expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃən
impression
ɪmˈprɛʃən
intercession
ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən
obsession
əbˈsɛʃən
postrecession
ˌpəʊstrɪˈsɛʃən
precession
prɪˈsɛʃən
procession
prəˈsɛʃən
reaccession
ˌriːəkˈsɛʃən
recession
rɪˈsɛʃən
retrocession
ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən
secession
sɪˈsɛʃən
self-obsession
ˌsɛlfəbˈsɛʃən
session
ˈsɛʃən
succession
səkˈsɛʃən
supersession
ˌsuːpəˈsɛʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CESSION

cesious
cesium
Cesky terrier
cespitose
cespitosely
cess
cessation
cesser
cessionaries
cessionary
cesspit
cesspool
cesta
cestode
cestoid
cestoidean
cestos
cestui
cestus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CESSION

admission
aggression
commission
compassion
confession
conversion
discussion
emission
European Commission
mission
passion
percussion
permission
possession
pression
profession
progression
regression
submission
suppression
transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of cession in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CESSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cession» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cession

Translation of «cession» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CESSION

Find out the translation of cession to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cession from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cession» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

割让
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cesión
570 millions of speakers

English

cession
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अर्पण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنازل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цессии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cessão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমর্পণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cession
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cession
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abtretung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

譲渡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật chuyển nhượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விட்டுக்கொடுத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devretme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cessione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cesja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цесії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cesiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκχώρηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sessie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cession
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avståelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cession

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CESSION»

The term «cession» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CESSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cession» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cession» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cession

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CESSION»

Discover the use of cession in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cession and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introduction to the Law of South Africa
C. Publicity and Notice to the Debtor Cession is fully effective even though the transfer takes place without any publicity. In particular, it is not a requirement that the debtor should receive notice of the cession or consent thereto. The interest of  ...
C. G. Van der Merwe, J. E. Du Plessis, 2004
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Remarks on the Cession of the Floridas to the United States ...
THE. CESSION. OF. THE. FLORIDAS,. October 2nd. The following " Remarks" were written in the month of July, but owing to some unexpected delays, they did not appear in the columns of the Morning Chronicle until the 21st and 27th of ...
J. Freeman Rattenbury, 1819
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International Law: A Treatise
A Treatise Lassa Oppenheim, Sir Ronald Roxburgh Ronald Roxburgh. XIII CESSION Grotins, ii. o. 6— Hall, § 35— Lawrence, § 76— Phillimore, i. §§ 262- 276— Twiss, i. § 138— Walker, § 10— Halleek, i. pp. 164-167— Taylor, § 227 — Moore, ...
Lassa Oppenheim, Ronald Roxburgh, Sir Ronald Roxburgh, 1920
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An Address to the Government of the United States on the ...
CESSION. or. LOUISIANA,. 8m. IT may be deemed presumptuous, in an obscure citizen, to address the rulers of his country, on a theme of such importance as War or Peace; nor would the compiler of this address, have ventured to assume the ...
United States, Charles Brockden Brown, 1803
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A practical plan for the peaceful cession of Judea, and the ...
William Edward Flashman. s □ c /V A PRACTICAL PLAN FOS THE PEACEFUL CESSION.
William Edward Flashman, 1856
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Xkit Undergraduate Commercial Law
However, if the debtor does not know about the cession and pays the creditor the amount that he owes, the debtor cannot be asked to pay the cessionary as well. The debtor cannot be asked to pay twice in these circumstances. The original ...
Avinash Govindjee, 2006
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The Council of Europe French-English Legal Dictionary:
CREANCE - cession de creance - assignment of a chose in action, ie of the right to receive payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. • DECLARATION de cession - notice of assignment. • DETTE - cession de dette - transfer of ...
F. H. S. Bridge, 1994
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The revised statutes of the state of New-York: as altered by ...
Tract of three acres and one hundred and fifteen rods, at mouth of Genesee river, in the town of Greece, county of Monroe ; effect of the cession. 18. Tract in Sodus, in the county of Wayne ; effect of the cession. 19. Effect of the cession as to ...
New York (State), Hiram Denio, William Tracy, 1852
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Handbook of North American Indians: History of Indian-White ...
Date Parties Provisions Sources July 5, 1652 Susquehannock-Maryland land cession Bozman 1837, 2:450-451 May 15, 1658 Plymouth Indians-Plymouth land cession Jenkins 1950: Massachusetts Plantation Miscellaneous Collection 1664  ...
William C. Sturtevant, Wilcomb E. Washburn, 1988
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The Peace-Offering: an Essay, Shewing the Cession of Hanover ...
Methuselah WHITELOCK (pseud.) seize our Field-Artillery before we can make use of it ourselves: That learned Discourse; you know, Sir, was proving, that all our present Troubles might have been prevented, if his Advice had been follow'd  ...
Methuselah WHITELOCK (pseud.), 1746

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cession is used in the context of the following news items.
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Who insures insurance companies?
Meanwhile, the premium kept by the insurer is called retention and what is given out to the reinsurer is called cession; thus, making the insurer ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
2
How debt collectors are exploiting ignorant customers
“To our knowledge, the defence of prescription has never been raised by Silinga, either prior to or after taking cession of the debt,” Rondon said ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Oxford's Olden Days: Oak Grove Uprooted and Moved, Becomes 7 Cs
Jack Lamar Mayfield is a fifth generation Oxonian, whose family came to Oxford shortly after the Chickasaw Cession of 1832, and he is the third ... «HottyToddy.com, Jul 15»
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Two Decades On: The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 1995
“Wrekonize,” “Sound Bwoy Bueill,” “Bucktown,” and the posse cut “Cession at da Doghillee” remain street anthems to this day. «Cuepoint, Jul 15»
5
Racist or sensitive
Firstly, it is the same recognition and protection that were granted to them by the British Crown when it accepted the deed of cession of Fiji's ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
6
Bulgarian court declares CCB bankrupt on June 20 2014
This would impact cession contracts signed by individuals and companies with large deposits at CCB (beyond the legally-guaranteed 100 000 ... «The Sofia Globe, Jul 15»
7
Did Rand Paul Meet With Cliven Bundy? Bundy Says Yes; Paul …
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of Particular ... «The New American, Jul 15»
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SECP directs all insurers for facultative reinsurance
The SECP has stated that an insurer shall circulate the entire risk (100pc), which is in excess to its net retention and cession to the treaty, in the ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
9
Vincennes' rich history highlights Indiana's birth
... and received the mandate from President Thomas Jefferson to obtain the cession of as much land from Native American tribes as possible. «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
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The Validus decision: potential impact on fet refund claims
... it does not specifically address a reinsurance cession from a non-U.S. reinsured to a non-U.S. reinsurer. However, the principles discussed in ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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