annexation

Annexation is the formal process by which a state or governing authority incorporates new territory into its jurisdiction, extending its sovereignty and legal control over that area.

Aliases (2)

• territorial annexation ×2
• colonial annexation policy ×1

Instances (6)

• Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 ("territorial annexation")
• Doctrine of Lapse ("colonial annexation policy")
• Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
• Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
• Jordanian annexation of the West Bank ("territorial annexation")
• Anschluss of Austria