Category:Secession

Se*ces"sion, n. Etym: [l. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See secede.]

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

2. (u.s. Hist.)

Defn: the withdrawal of a state from the national union. Secession Church (in scotland). See seceder.