cession

ˈsɛʃən

Definition

Definition of cession - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legalthe act of giving up rights or property

The cession of the land was finalized last year.

relinquishment

surrender

transferred item

Rare

something that is given up in such an act

Rare

The island became a cession to the neighboring country under the new agreement..

relinquishment

transfer

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Origin of cession

Latin, cessio (a yielding)

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cessionary

adj.

financial context

involving the act of cession

Examples of cession in a sentence

Cession of the estate was completed in court.
The cession of the territory was finalized last year.
The treaty included the cession of several key assets.

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French:cession, concession, ...
German:Abtretung, Übergabe, ...
Italian:cessione, ...
Spanish:cesión, entrega, ...
Portuguese:cessão, ...
Chinese:割让, ...
Japanese:譲渡, 譲渡物, ...
Arabic:تَنازُل, مَتْرُوك, ...
Hebrew:וִיתּוּר, ...
Russian:уступка, передача, ...
Ukrainian:цесія, уступка, ...
Hindi:अधिकार-त्याग, समर्पित वस्तु, ...
Bengali:হস্তান্তর, হস্তান্তরিত বস্তু, ...
Catalan:cessió, concessió, ...
Czech:postoupení, postoupená věc, ...
Danish:afståelse, ...
Dutch:overdracht, afgestaan gebied, ...
Greek:εκχώρηση, παραχώρηση, ...
Hungarian:engedményezés, átengedett terület, ...
Khmer:ការប្រគល់សិទ្ធិ, ដែនដីដែលបានប្រគល់, ...
Korean:양도, 양도된 것, ...
Persian:واگذاری, ...
Polish:cesja, przekazana rzecz, ...
Portuguese (BR):cessão, transferência, ...
Romanian:cesiune, concesiune, ...
Swedish:överlåtelse, avträtt område, ...
Thai:การโอนสิทธิ์, สิ่งที่ยกให้, ...
Turkish:vazgeçme, devredilen şey, ...
Vietnamese:sự nhượng lại, vật nhượng lại, ...

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