cession

cession (sesh-[schwa]n).

1. The act of relinquishing property rights.

2. Int’l law. The relinquishment or transfer of land from one nation to another, esp. after a war, as part of the price of peace. [Cases: Indians 11. C.J.S. Indians § 71.]

3. The land so relinquished or transferred.

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译者Peter，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与复杂金融产品相关的法律文件。