Re*ces"sion (?), n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.
South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
Jer. Taylor.
© Webster 1913.
Re*ces"sion, n. [Pref. re- + cession.]
The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
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