An older or variant spelling of annexation; the process of legally or politically incorporating territory or property into a larger unit.
From Latin 'annexio' (an attaching), from 'annectere' meaning to bind to; this form was used in Middle English and remains in some legal documents.
Legal documents from the 1700s and 1800s often use 'annexion' instead of 'annexation'—watching how spelling changed over time reveals how languages naturally evolve and standardize.
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