Which should you use, cessation or cession? The noun cessation means the fact or process of ending. The noun cession means the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory, especially by a state.
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American settlement of the French Creek Watershed began after the cessation of land by Native Americans in 1784.
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American settlement of the French Creek Watershed began after the cession of land by Native Americans in 1784.
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