SECESSION

secession. Secession, n. the act of withdrawing from

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Se‐ces″sion (sē̍‐sĕsh″ŭn), n. [[L. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See Secede.]] 1. 1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
2. 2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.
Secession Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.