Cession
Cession , noun
[Latin cessio, from cedere to give way: compare French Cession. See Cede.]
1.
A yielding to physical force. [Obsolete] — Bacon
2.
Concession; compliance. [Obsolete]
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.
4.
(Ecclesiastical 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.