Definitions
The act of giving up land, rights, or property to another.
Word origin
From Middle French cession, from Latin cessionem, from past participle of cēdere (“to yield”). By surface analysis, cede + -sion.
Used in a sentence
“The reinsurance company accepted a 25% cession from the direct insurer.”
“[…] Rashleigh, whose occasions frequently call him elsewhere, has generously made a cession of his rights in my favour; so that I now endeavour to prosecute alone the studies in which he used formerly to be my guide.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Territory transfer”7 letters
02“Giving up territory”7 letters
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