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Webster 1913 Edition

Annexation

Anˊnex-a′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
annexation
. See
Annex
,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Annexation

ANNEXA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of annexing, or uniting at the end; conjunction; addition; the act of connecting; union. In English law, the uniting of lands or rents to the crown.

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