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cede /'sēd/ vt ced·ed, ced·ing1: to yield or grant usu. by treaty2: assign transfer3: to transfer (all or part of one's liability as an insurer under an insurance policy) by reinsurance to another insurer
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abalienate, abandon, abdicate, abjure, accede, alienate, assign, bequeath, concede, concedere, confer, consign, convey, deed, deliver, devolve, dismiss, donate, give, give away, give up, give up claim to, grant, part with, quitclaim, release, relinquish, remise, render, renounce, renounce claim to, resign, sign away, submit, succumb, surrender, tender, transfer, transmit, turn over, vouchsafe, yield
associated concepts: cede jurisdiction, cede territory
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abandon (relinquish), attorn, bequeath, bestow, confer (give), contribute (supply), convey (transfer), defer (yield in judgment), devolve, disown (refuse to acknowledge), forfeit, give (grant), grant (concede), grant (transfer formally), offer (tender), pass (advance), relinquish, remise, resign, surrender (give back), transmit, yield (submit)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To yield up; to assign; to grant; to surrender; to withdraw. Generally used to designate the transfer of territory from one government to another.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To yield up; to assign; to grant; to surrender; to withdraw. Generally used to designate the transfer of territory from one government to another.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.