cesión

cession

noun seh-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin cessio, from cedere (to yield, to give way).

Also means

transfer

Usage Note

Cesión is a formal legal and administrative term for the act of handing over rights, territory, or property to another party — a cession of land, a transfer of rights (cesión de derechos). It is not used for casual 'giving'; that would be dar or entregar. Do not confuse with sesión (a session or meeting), which sounds almost identical in seseo speech.

Examples

"La cesión de los terrenos fue aprobada."

Natural Translation

The cession of the land was approved.

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