ces·sion /ˈsɛʃən/
  割讓,轉讓
  Ces·sion n.
  1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.]
  2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.]
  3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding.
     A cession of the island of New Orleans.   --Bancroft.
  4. Eccl. Law The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.
  5. Civil Law The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
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  cession
       n : the act of ceding [syn: ceding]