1. Noun
A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.
2. Noun
Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or territory.
3. Noun
A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf.
4. Noun
The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.
5. Noun
The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.
6. Noun
The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.
7. Noun
the right to enter
Vocabulary classified under Law
8. Noun
(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
Vocabulary classified under Law
9. Noun
a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"
Vocabulary classified under Economics
10. Noun
agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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