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Paris, and amounted to upwards of £700,000, and from the lands in the ceded islands, which were estimated at £200,000 more.

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  1. transitive verb To surrender possession of, especially by treaty. See Synonyms at relinquish.
  2. transitive verb To yield; grant: The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.

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  • The salient point is, the Republic of Hawaii did not have lawful title (or rights) to these lands when they were handed over ( "ceded") to the U.S. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • Despite being billed as "Canada's Games," the reality is that they are situated, without permission, on un-ceded indigenous lands. —  Queen's Journal: Latest stories
  • The formula Land cites seems eerily familiar to several periods in America's history, some of which pre-ceded our founding and the Church's (and Hebrew peoples ') history for the past —  Gamecock - A Townhall.com user blog
  • Last season, the Mets led the Phillies by seven games with only 17 to play before a historic collapse ceded the division title and kept New York out of the playoffs altogether. —  New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com
  • And the OHA attorney to answer, "That's correct … as a matter of State law they get 20 percent of the revenue from the ceded-lands trust …" (we all looked incredulously at each other … since when?) —  Hawaii Reporter
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