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annexation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˌanekˈsāSHən/,/ˌanik-/,
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annexations, plural;
  1. The action of annexing something, esp. territory
    • - the annexation of Austria
  1. incorporation by joining or uniting
  2. 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"
  3. (annexational) relating to annexation
  4. Annexation (Latin ad, to, and nexus, joining) is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous). ...
  5. An act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed; A legal merging of a territory into another body
  6. The act of attaching, adding or joining one thing to another, generally a smaller or subordinate thing with a large or principal thing. Usually with respect to land or fixtures.
  7. Permanently affixing to real property, such as city adding additional land to increase its size.
  8. Addition to property or to territory.
  9. An expansion of the city limits through the addition of territory to the jurisdictional boundaries of the city. Includes 'contract annexation' agreements between applicants and the city.
  10. The inclusion of territory in a city or special district.
  11. This is the process of adding or incorporating an area into a city's jurisdiction.
  12. Extending a city’s boundaries by adding land from adjoining unincorporated territory.
  13. Property of one municipality to another. Recorded chronologically, computerized/imaged. Retention: Administrative, historical, legal, & permanent.
  14. Taking in an area of land as part of agovernmental unit (city, town, or county). Many subdivisions are annexed before they are developed.
  15. The act of attaching, uniting, or joining together in a physical sense; consolidating.
  16. An addition to property by the act of joining or uniting one thing to another, as in attaching personal property to real property, thereby creating a fixture. For example, a sink becomes a fixture when it is annexed to the plumbing outlet.
  17. Properties that are outside the District’s retail service area must go through the annexation process, or sign an irrevocable agreement to annex in order to receive water and/or sewer service.
  18. the act by which one governmental entity asserts its sovereignty over another previously outside its boundaries.
  19. the legal process of extending municipal boundaries and adding territory to a city or town.
  20. enlargement of a city's corparate limits by incorporating surrounding territory into the city.
  21. when one country adds or takes over another country such as the Japanese taking over Korea.
  22. A takeover or seizure of land.