cession

as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another the cession of the southern territories was part of the peace treaty

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Recent Examples of cession Zelensky also addressed reports suggesting that President-elect Donald Trump might propose a peace plan involving Ukraine's cession of occupied lands in exchange for NATO membership. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 In 1788, there were three avenues for lawful colonisation: conquest through war; cession by treaty; and occupation of a land declared terra nullius. Maggie Knight-Williams, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024 The prevalence of smoking has significantly decreased since the 1990s, and countries have been enacting various attempts at cession for decades—including restrictions on smoking in public places. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 By the time of the cession, only 50,000 Indigenous people were estimated to be left, as well as 483 Russians and 1,421 Creoles (descendants of Russian men and Indigenous women). William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017 See All Example Sentences for cession
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Noun
  • And in that surrender, curiosity returns.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Under today’s Pisces lunar eclipse, surrender makes space for better things.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Failing that, to batter you into submission, to convince you that Israel’s power and control is so great that it cannot be faced, and must only be endorsed or endured.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jacir is also premiering her latest feature, Palestine 36, a historical drama about the 1936 uprising against British rule that just became Palestine’s international Oscar submission.
    Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Cession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cession. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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