Definitions for annexation
an·nex·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. annexation, appropriationnoun

   incorporation by joining or uniting

2. annexationnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annexationnoun

   An act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed.

2. annexationnoun

   A legal merging of a territory into another body.

3. Etymology: From annexation-, stem of annexatio, from past participle of annexo

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annexationnoun

   Etymology: from annex.

   1. Conjunction; addition.

   If we can return to that charity and peaceable mindedness, which Christ so vehemently recommends to us, we have his own promise, that the whole body will be full of light. Matt. vi. that all other christian virtues will, by way of concomitance or annexation, attend them. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

   2. Union; coalition; conjunction.

   How these annexations of benefices first came into the church, whether by the prince’s authority, or the pope’s licence, is a very great dispute. John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici.

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1. Annexation

   Annexation, in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act. Annexation is an unilateral act where territory is seized and held by one state, is distinct from conquest and differs from cession, in which territory is given or sold through treaty. Annexation can be legitimized if generally recognized by other states and international bodies.The illegality of annexation means that states carrying out such acts usually avoid using the word annexation in describing their actions; in each of the unresolved annexations by Israel, Morocco and Russia, the states have avoided characterizing their actions as such.

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1. annexation

   Annexation is the administrative action and concept in international law relating to the forcible acquisition or incorporation of one state's territory by another state. It is generally held to be an illegal act, violating international laws of sovereignty and territorial integrity. It can also refer to the addition of an extra part, particularly in relation to documents, buildings or land.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Annexationverb

   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. Annexationverb

   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

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t.]

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1. Annexation

   Annexation is the permanent acquisition and incorporation of some territorial entity into another geo-political entity. Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities, barring physical size. It can also imply a certain measure of coercion, expansionism or unilateralism on the part of the stronger of the merging entities. Because of this, more positive terms like political union or reunification are sometimes preferred. Annexation differs from cession and amalgamation, because unlike cession where territory is given or sold through treaty, or amalgamation, annexation is a unilateral act where territory is seized and held by one state and legitimized via general recognition by the other international bodies. During World War II the use of annexation deprived whole populations of the safeguards provided by international laws governing military occupations. The authors of the Geneva Convention IV made a point of "giving these rules an absolute character", thus making it much more difficult for a state to bypass international law through the use of annexation.

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1. • Acquisition

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of annexation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of annexation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of annexation in a Sentence

1. Chemi Shalev:

   Even though (the coalition) doesn't want elections, there's a growing sense that elections may be around the corner in any case, and in that case the Jewish Home will press on with the annexation of Ma'ale Adumim and will attack whatever arrangements Netanyahu has with Trump, it'll go from bad to worse from the point of view of the stability of the coalition.

2. Petro Poroshenko:

   It is actually about the Kremlin's preparations for the next step of aggression against our state - the annexation of the Ukrainian Donbass or the creation of a Russian enclave in Ukraine.

3. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat:

   It's about annexation, it's about apartheid, moving to the de jure annexation of settlements is something that was given the green light yesterday.

4. Angela Merkel:

   The G7 and former G8 group has always viewed itself as a community of values, the annexation of Crimea, which is a blatant violation of the principles of international law, and the events in eastern Ukraine are serious violations of these common values.

5. Gotz Aly:

   With Germany’s financial situation worsening by the day, the Nazi leadership in Berlin was keen to forge ahead with its annexation of Czechoslovakia and its domestic pogroms against Jews. The state treasury needed more money. Despite various accounting tricks, the government was just barely avoiding bankruptcy; if nothing was done, Germany’s financial problems would quickly be laid bare. The only hope was to go on the offensive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=annexation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annexation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=annexation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annexation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=annexation
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=annexation