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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
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
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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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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