Cession
Cession noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.
Usage example: the cession of the southern territories was part of the peace treaty
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Synonyms for Cession
Surrender and cession are semantically related in ceding topic. In some cases you can use "Surrender" instead a noun "Cession".
Surrender
Surrender noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.
Usage example: the police demanded the surrender of all hostages as a condition for allowing the hijackers safe passage out of the country
Cession and surrender are semantically related in relinquishment topic. You can use "Cession" instead a noun "Surrender".
Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering
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Related pairs
- grant and cession
- grant and surrender
- transfer and cession
- transfer and surrender
- abandonment and cession
- abandonment and surrender
- fall and cession
- fall and surrender
- sacrifice and cession
- sacrifice and surrender
- yielding and cession
- yielding and surrender
- capitulation and cession
- capitulation and surrender
How words are described
| permanent | permanent cession | permanent surrender |
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