Secession Definition

sĭ-sĕshən
noun
An act of seceding; formal withdrawal or separation.
Webster's New World
The withdrawal of the Southern states from the federal Union at the start of the Civil War.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Secession

Noun

Singular:
secession
Plural:
secessions

Origin of Secession

  • Latin sēcessiō sēcessiōn- from sēcessus past participle of sēcēdere to secede secede

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Secession Sentence Examples

  • The interval of secession was perhaps the happiest in his life.

  • On the 10th of January 1861 an ordinance of secession, which declared Florida to be a " sovereign and independent nation," was adopted by a state convention, and Florida became one of the Confederate States of America.

  • The first general movement toward secession was in 1850.

  • He repudiated the doctrine of secession, and pleaded for compromise and conciliation.

  • In May 1860 he was appointed instructor of cavalry at West Point, but resigned on the secession of Virginia.

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