14 example sentences using secede.
Secede used in a sentence
Secede in a sentence as a verb
If that's a legal question then no, no more than I can secede along with my backyard.
The Southern States had the right to secede and that right was not recognized by Lincoln.
We like to imagine that Britain raised taxes and we joined together as one to secede the next day.
I would actually venture the opinion that the South did have the legal right to rebel and secede.
Then 7 republican states secede from the US and shortly thereafter they wage war.
If we thought they do anything, wouldn't we look at the petitions to secede as very serious?
> The right to secede is in the American constitution from its very beginning.
He did not want the colonies to secede and was deeply pained by it, but supported them because he felt their rights were violated.
I don't know whether Scotland should secede from the UK or not, but I do know that this article doesn't hold enough substance to contribute to the question.
It was very clear at the time the constitution was ratified by the States that they would keep their sovereignty and therefore have a right to secede.
Since all the states that attempted to secede are in the South, I think it's fair to say pro-Union is semantically equivalent to pro-North.
If OP was referring to Northern Ireland, then s/he should have said so, since "Ireland" generally refers to Ireland, and Ireland did secede, while NI did not.
The shock to the Indonesian political elite when East Timor voted overwhelmingly to secede - there is a downside to a press that is too docile
However, as the Culture doesn't seem to act like most contemporary cultures in that it is quite happy to see people leave or parts of it secede if a group disagrees with a decision then I think I could probably live with being a very indulged pet.
Secede definitions
withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
See also: splinter