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Secession

Se-ces′sion

(sē̍-sĕsh′ŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
secessio
: cf. F.
sécession
. See
Secede
.]
1.
The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
2.
(U.S. Hist.)
The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
Secession Church
(in Scotland). See
Seceder
.

Definition 2024


secession

secession

See also: sécession

English

Noun

secession (plural secessions)

  1. The act of seceding.

Usage notes

A common example of usage is the withdrawal of 11 Southern states of the United States of America from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the U.S. civil war

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