Definition of cession

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ces·sion    (sshn) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty.
2. Something, such as territory, that is ceded.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cessi, cessin-, from cessus, past participle of cdere, to yield; see ked- in Indo-European roots