0 the act of becoming independent and no longer part of a country, area, organization, etc.:
Norway's secession from Sweden in 1905
1 the act of leaving an organization or government, esp. the decision of a state to separate from the government of the United States:
Dabney had opposed secession at first.
They discussed the newly emerging possibility that the Holyrood Scottish Parliament might move towards secession.
The Italian region of Alto Adige South Tyrol had a strong secession movement, headed by the German-speaking majority in the region.
the secession of the Southern states following the start of the American Civil War in 1861
These calculations would be further complicated under the extraordinary circumstances of secession, internal strife in border regions, and civil war.
It examines significantly more cases of ethnic regions (forty-five) than any previous regression analysis of secession, making for much more precise and reliable results.
And when these fail, there is the inevitable discussion of self-determination and secession.
The views of these townfolk on secession and on the major events of the time are revealing.
