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recession

recession

8.0
The giving back of land or rights to their original owners
  • noun
  • /rɪˈsɛʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : retrocesión
  • Why was the recession of those territories agreed upon?

Examples

  • The recession of land to the indigenous people was significant.

  • The government agreed to a land recession to return the property to its original owners.

  • During the negotiations, both parties discussed the recession of certain exclusive rights.

  • Historical documents confirmed the recession of the island to its original owners.

  • The treaty called for the recession of disputed territories to the neighboring state.

  • After much negotiation, the tribe received a formal recession of their ancestral hunting grounds.

  • The recession of rights to the water source was a crucial step in restoring the community's resources.

Synonyms

retrocession
vsrecession
  • Formal
9.9

The return of land or rights to a former owner

has the identical meaning but uses a different term

Antonyms

seizure
  • Formal
71 6.1

Taking property by force or by a court order

withholding
5 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

How Formal

reversion
  • Formal
1 9.2
restitution
  • Specialized
38 6.9
recession
  • Formal
8.0
return
231 1.0
giveback
  • US
4.7

Surface Forms

recession singular
recessions plural

Morphology

recession = recess (opaque) = recess + ion

This legal/returning sense is specialized and not easily derived by learners from the common meanings of 'recess' or 'recede'.

Etymology

Recession comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and cedere 'to go', and is related to English cede ('to give'). So a 'recession' can mean the giving back or return of land or rights — a 'going back' of control.