Cession (Noun)
Meaning
The act of ceding.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The government agreed to the cession of a significant portion of the land to the indigenous people.
- The country's cession of the disputed territory marked a significant milestone in the peace process.
- The terms of the treaty required the country's cession of control over several strategic islands.
- Historians attribute the region's turmoil to the repeated cession of territories between colonial powers.
- The colonial empire's gradual cession of territories was seen as a positive step towards self-governance and democracy.