Re-çēs'sion, n.

(re-sĕsh’ŭn), n. [Lat. recessio, from recedere, recessum. See RECEDE.] 1. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or demand. South. Mercy may rejoice upon the recession of justice. Bp. Taylor. 2. The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.