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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Annexation

/ănˌ-ĕk-sāsh'-ən/ · An·nex·a·tion · IPA /ˌænɛksˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United St…
  1. 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. 2.
    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.(Law)