- (n.) Concession; compliance.
- (n.) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.
- (n.) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
- (n.) A yielding to physical force.
- (n.) A yielding or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). cession. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cession/definitions/1986006 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "cession" http://smartdefine.org/cession/definitions/1986006 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, cession, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/cession/definitions/1986006>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "cession" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cession/definitions/1986006> |