Associations to the word «Annexation»

Wiktionary

ANNEXATION, noun. Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
ANNEXATION, noun. (legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

Dictionary definition

ANNEXATION, noun. Incorporation by joining or uniting.
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".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy