Most broadly, cession (to cede) is the assignment of property to another entity. In international law it commonly refers to land transferred by treaty. Cession is "a surrender; a yielding; a giving up."^[1] It is voluntary, as opposed to annexation, which is forcible. ^{[citation needed]} This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This is a list of land borders between countries Note: Entries which are not sovereign states are italicised. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Ceremonies during the annexation of Hawaii. ...

In one example, Maryland and Virginia both ceded land in 1790 to become the District of Columbia, specified in the U.S. Constitution of the previous year. The Virginia portion was given back in 1847, a process known as retrocession. Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... This article is about the U.S. state. ... ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: The United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... The District of Columbia, the national capital of the United States, was formed in 1790 from 100 square miles that were ceded to the federal government by the states of Maryland and Virginia. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Territory can also be ceded for payment, such as in the Louisiana Purchase and Alaska Purchase. Even fraud can be involved, such as in the Treaty of New Echota, whereby lands already taken in 1832 by outright theft of the U.S. state of Georgia were later "ceded" to the state by a Cherokee leader.^{[citation needed]} Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... For the musical, see Louisiana Purchase (musical) and Louisiana Purchase (film). ... Check used to pay for Alaska The Alaska purchase from Russia by the United States occurred in 1867 at the behest of Secretary of State William Seward. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ...

A similar concept to cession is concession, while recession is somewhat different. ^{[citation needed]} In international law, a concession is a territory within a country that is administered by another entity than the state which holds sovereignty over it. ... In macroeconomics, the definition of recession is a decline in any countrys Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or negative real economic growth, for two or more successive quarters of a year. ...

Specific areas of law

Contract law

This is a yielding up, or release.^[2] France ceded Louisiana to the United States by the treaty of Paris, of April 30, 1803. Spain made a cession of East and West Florida by the treaty of February 22, 1819. Cessions have been severally made of a part of their territory by New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Map of East and West Florida in 1810. ... This article is about the region. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Civil law

Under the civil law system, cession is an act by which a personal claim is transferred from one party (the cedent) to another, (the cessionary). Whereas real rights are transferred by delivery, personal rights are transferred by cession. Once the obligation of the debtor is transferred, the creditor is entirely substituted. The original creditor (cedent) loses his right to claim and the new creditor (cessionary) gains that right. Civil law has at least three meanings. ...

Ecclesiastical law

When an ecclesiastic is created bishop, or when a parson or rector takes another benefice without dispensation, the first benefice becomes void by a legal cession, or surrender. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article... A parson is a member of the Protestant clergy. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ...

See also

• Assignment
• Boundary dispute
• Ecclesiastical Ordinances
• Escheat
• Jurisdiction
• Government

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References

1. ^ Ballentine's Law Dictionary, p. 72.
2. ^ Balentine's Law Dictionary, p. 72.