Cession /(?)/

Ces·sion

Cession

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.
  4. The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation. (Eccl. Law)
  5. The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment. (Civil Law)