Definition of cession

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Cession (n.) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

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Cessionary :: Cessionary (a.) Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt..
Processioning :: Processioning (n.) A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining and fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d Procession.
Shamble :: Shamble (n.) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level..
Station :: Station (n.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
Alternately :: Alternately (adv.) In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
Secession :: Secession (n.) The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal..
Concessionist :: Concessionist (n.) One who favors concession.
Coparcenary :: Coparcenary (n.) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables..
Relicted :: Relicted (a.) Left uncovered, as land by recession of water..
Tellurian :: Tellurian (n.) An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons..
Incession :: Incession (n.) Motion on foot; progress in walking.
Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.
Chaparral :: Chaparral (n.) An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.
Continual :: Continual (a.) Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated.
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring..
Seriate :: Seriate (a.) Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series.
Phyllomorphosis :: Phyllomorphosis (n.) The succession and variation of leaves during different seasons.
Accession :: Accession (n.) The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.
Beginning :: Beginning (n.) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states..
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