ANNEXATION

annexation

(noun) the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; “the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896”; “a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation”

annexation, appropriation

(noun) incorporation by joining or uniting

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

annexation (countable and uncountable, plural annexations)

Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

(legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

Synonyms

• annexion (obsolete)

Antonyms

• separation

Source: Wiktionary

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An`nex*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t.]

1. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold.

2. (a) (Law) The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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