Category:Recession

Re*ces"sion, n. Etym: [l. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]

Defn: the act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, Or a demand. South. Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice. Jer. Taylor.

Recession Re*ces"sion, n. Etym: [pref. re- + cession.]

Defn: the act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the Recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.