Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Cession: When someone gives up their rights to something, it's called a cession. This can happen when one country gives land to another country as part of a peace agreement after a war. The land that is given up is also called a cession.
Cession: The act of giving up or transferring property rights or land from one entity to another.
Examples:
The first example illustrates how cession can occur in a personal property transaction. The second example shows how cession can occur between nations as part of a peace agreement.