Annexation
Annexation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Compare French annexation. See Annex, transitive verb]
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