annexation

English Thesaurus

1. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acquisition,
definition	:	the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act)

2. incorporation by joining or uniting (noun.act)

hypernym	:	incorporation,
definition	:	including by incorporating (noun.act)

3. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation (noun.act)

derivation	:	annexational, annexational,
definition	:	relating to annexation (adj.pert)

derivation	:	annexational, annexational,
definition	:	relating to annexation (adj.pert)