Se*ces"sion (s&esl;*s&ebreve;sh"ŭn), n. [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.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.

Se*ces"sion (s&esl;*s&ebreve;sh"ŭn), n. [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.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union.

• The act of seceding, especially the withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the U.S. civil war