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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Cession :: Cession (n.) A yielding to physical force.
Access :: Access (n.) Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.].
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) A marching back; retrocession.
Melody :: Melody (n.) A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.
Mediation :: Mediation (a.) Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession..
Sequence :: Sequence (n.) Simple succession, or the coming after in time, without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences..
Inverse :: Inverse (a.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x..
Ultimatum :: Ultimatum (n.) A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation..
Interval :: Interval (n.) Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II..
Octroi :: Octroi (n.) A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession..
Ordinal :: Ordinal (a.) Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc..
Chariot :: Chariot (n.) A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc..
Decession :: Decession (n.) Departure; decrease; -- opposed to accesion.
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds..
Yieldance :: Yieldance (n.) The act of yielding; concession.
Compromise :: Compromise (n.) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right..
Buffeting :: Buffeting (n.) A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity..
Successional :: Succession (n.) The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir.
Flux :: Flux (n.) The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change..
Scale :: Scale (n.) Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being..
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