Intercession vs Cession - What's the difference?
intercession | cession |
The act of intervening or mediating between two parties
A prayer to God on behalf of another person
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That which is ceded. Insurance: (part of) a risk which is transferred from one actor to another.
The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , X:
As nouns the difference between intercession and cession
is that intercession is the act of intervening or mediating between two parties while cession is that which is ceded insurance: (part of) a risk which is transferred from one actor to another.intercession
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(wikipedia intercession) (en noun)Derived terms
* intercessation of saintsReferences
cession
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(en noun)- The reinsurance company accepted a 25% cession from the direct insurer.
- ‘Rashleigh, whose occasions frequently call him elsewhere, has generously made a cession of his rights in my favour; so that I now endeavour to prosecute alone the studies in which he used formerly to be my guide.’