cession

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) That which is ceded.
  2. (countable, uncountable) That which is ceded.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.

Synonyms

ceding
concession
C2
grant
B1
assignment
B2
alienation
34k
conveyancing
delivery
B2
demise
C2
discharge
C1
extradition
C2
forfeit
C2
forfeiture
48k
giving
A2
handing over
handover
25k
livery
31k
surrender
B2
transfer
B2
transference
24k
turning over
giving over
abandonment
21k

legal transfer

alienate
32k
capitulation
convey
C2
conveyance
49k
Translations

cession
cessione
cesión
Abtretung
Zession
cessão
abandon
afstand

devretme

cessió
verme

εκχωρητήριο

cessie

çekilme

terk
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛʃən/
Etymology

From Middle French cession, from Latin cessionem, from past participle of cēdere (“to yield”). By surface analysis, cede + -sion.

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