Meaning of ANNEXATION
| Pronunciation: | | `anuk'seyshun
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- [n] something added by annexation
- [n] incorporation by joining or uniting
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| | Synonyms: | | appropriation |
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| | See Also: | | accession, addition, incorporation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An`nex*a"tion\, n. [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.
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