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Secession

Se-ces′sion

(sē̍-sĕsh′ŭn)

,

Noun.

[L.

secessio

: cf. F.

sécession

. See

.]

1.

The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.

2.

(U.S. Hist.)

The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.

Secession Church

(in Scotland). See

.