The act of giving up something, such as territory or rights, usually as part of an agreement
Examples:
The cession of land was finalized after lengthy negotiations.After the treaty, a cession of territory was required by both nations.The government agreed to the cession of rights in the disputed area.
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Session
/ˈseʃən/
A period of time during which an event or activity takes place
Examples:
In eight days' time, the sessions commenced.Medical treatment for him consisted of a weekly moxibustion session.I got a recording session tomorrow.
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Ways to tell them apart:
Session deals with meetings or events, while cession pertains to giving up rights.
Remember that session has an S, like in seminar, which often takes place in sessions.
Think of cession as cease - you are ceasing to have control over something.
A session is an active event; cession ends something.
Session sounds like discuss, which happens during a meeting or event.