cession

UK/'seʃәn/US

TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

The formal giving up of rights or territory to another

（领土、权利的）割让，转让

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

cessgo, yield, move

-ionact, process, state

=cession

cess (cedere, give way) + -ion = a 'giving-way' — formally handing territory or rights to another. The bare ced noun behind concession and secession.

Root ced still carries 90 more words

Common Collocations

1.cession of territory领土割让
2.cession of rights权利转让

Example Sentences

1.
The treaty included the cession of several islands.

Easily Confused

cession vs session — Homophones. cession (cedere, 'go/yield') = the giving up of territory or rights. session (sedere, 'sit') = a period of activity (a court session, a study session). Yielding → cession; sitting → session.

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