The act of ceding back; the restoration of the title and dominion of a territory by the government which now holds it, to the government from which it was obtained by cession or otherwise. 2 White, Recop. 516.
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The act of ceding back; the restoration of the title and dominion of a territory by the government which now holds it, to the government from which it was obtained by cession or otherwise. 2 White, Recop. 516.