Noun: annexation ,a-nuk'sey-shun or ,a,nek'sey-shun
- 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"
- Incorporation by joining or uniting
"The annexation of the smaller company by the larger one was completed last month";
- appropriation
Derived forms: annexations
Type of: acquisition, incorporation
Encyclopedia: Annexation