Definitions for "deaccession"
to sell (artwork); -- used of sales of art by museums.
The process of officially removing a title from the Library's collection.
(1) an object that has been removed permanently from the museum collection; (2) formal removal of accessioned objects from the muse urn's permanent collection. Objects removed from the unaccessioned collections of the museum are not considered deaccessions, but need to go through a formal removal process. See also: disposal.