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Ceding

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Narrower term 1

Recession 76% connected

The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Relinquishing 76% connected

of Relinquish

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Relinquishment 76% connected

The act of relinquishing.

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Concede 74% connected

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Concede 74% connected

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

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Surrender 74% connected

To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Surrender 74% connected

To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Cession 92% connected

A yielding to physical force.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Acceptance noun · 78% connection

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

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Contract noun · 78% connection

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

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Act of God noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Force majeure noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Illegality noun · 78% connection

unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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Inevitable accident noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Recission noun · 78% connection

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…

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Rescission noun · 78% connection

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…

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Unavoidable casualty noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Vis major noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Article noun · 78% connection

a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

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Clause noun · 78% connection

a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

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Indemnity noun · 78% connection

legal exemption from liability for damages

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Adhesion contract noun · 78% connection

a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality…

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Aleatory contract noun · 78% connection

a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the o…

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Cede verb · 78% connection

To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.

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Ceded imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Cede

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Recede verb · 78% connection

To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

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Retrocede verb · 78% connection

To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.

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