(n) the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation, Example:the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896; a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
n. [ Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[国耻 / 國恥, guó chǐㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔˇ] national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria, See Also: 九一八事變, 九一八事变#31066
[勿忘国耻 / 勿忘國恥, wù wàng guó chǐㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔˇ] Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria, See Also: 九一八事變, 九一八事变