From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcessionces‧sion /ˈseʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] SCLthe act of giving up land, property, or rights, especially to another country after a war, or something that is given up in this way → cede Spanish cession of the territory in 1818
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cession• The price of survival had, however, involved a cession of power to the government, which Sulivan deplored.From Longman Business Dictionarycessionces‧sion /ˈseʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] LAWwhen a person, company, or country officially gives property, land, or rights to someone elseRussia was vehemently opposed to cession of the Liaodong Peninsula. → see also cedeOrigin cession (1300-1400) French Latin cessio, from cedere; → CEDE 