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Just as legal as secession was! (infosec.pub)
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[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Secession - a political separation.

Succession- the inheritance of property of titles in a specific order

Both come from the Latin root "cedere" which means "to go" but with different modifiers.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

Ooooh, I was so confused.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I spelled it correctly - the meme maker didn't. I am innocent, your honor!

[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 8 points 17 hours ago

No mercy. You are hereby sentenced to 12 years of living in Mississippi!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Guilty as hell! Throw him into the deepest dungeon!

[–] Nico_198X@europe.pub 6 points 22 hours ago

I'm going to allow this