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Webster 1913 Edition
Recession
1.
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.
South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the
recessions
of justice. Jer. Taylor.
Re-ces′sion
,Noun.
[Pref.
re-
+ cession
.] The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession;
as, the
. recession
of conquered territory to its former sovereignWebster 1828 Edition
Recession
RECES'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of withdrawing, retiring or retreating.2.
The act of receding from a claim, or of relaxing a demand.3.
A cession or granting back; as the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.