Annexation vs. Attachment — What's the Difference?

Annexation (Latin ad, to, and nexus, joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act.

The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.

To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.

Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.

To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.

An emotional bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.

To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

A supplementary part; an accessory

A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.

A supplementary document that is attached to a primary document

An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.

A file that is attached to an email.

Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

Legal seizure of property.

(legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

The writ ordering such a seizure.

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.

The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

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.

A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

Incorporation by joining or uniting

A dependence, especially a strong one.

The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation;

A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

The means by which something is physically attached.

(computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.

(legal) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

(meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.

That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.

Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.).

A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.

A feeling of affection for a person or an institution

A supplementary part or accessory

A writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

A connection that fastens things together

Faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

The act of attaching or affixing something

The act of fastening things together