(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sechin warned the west earlier this week that expanding sanctions over Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region would only make the political situation deteriorate further, according to Reuters.
(2) "We began planning to evacuate, and took 55 people to the annexe," said Hicks.
(3) Abe’s attempts to build closer ties with Russia since he took office in 2012 registered some success until Tokyo threw its weight behind G7 sanctions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year, and increased aid to Ukraine.
(4) People attend a rally called "We are together" to support the annexation of Ukraine's Crimea to Russia at Red Square in central Moscow, 18 March, 2014.
(5) Since Israel captured and annexed the Old City, including the compound, in the 1967 war, it has also become a symbol of Palestinian nationalism.
(6) He suggests Britain will then be confronted by a eurozone that will see itself as the core, and an outer ring of states working towards eventual membership, with a third group probably led by Britain in an annex outside as a matter of politics or policy.
(7) The very idea that meaningful reform of the NSA will come out of this annexed, captured, corrupted Committee is ludicrous on its face.
(8) The German chancellor, Angela Merkel , visited Moscow the day after the parade to lay a wreath at a war memorial, but she criticised Russia’s “illegal” annexation of Crimea in a joint press conference with Putin.
(9) A reason for Stepanenko’s extrication was also mooted – he and his family visited Crimea, annexed by Russia, in 2015 and did not hide the fact, protesting that it is simply part of Ukraine.
(10) 3.22pm BST Mr Burnham’s suggestion is a worthy addition to all the rest – the mobile phone charges, the annexation of Faslane, embassies refusing to hold whisky receptions!
(11) Oleg Sentsov should make new films, not count years in prison.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Oleg Sentsov sings the Ukrainian national anthem as he is sentenced to 20 years in a Russian penal colony Sentsov attracted the ire of the Russian authorities after helping to organise a campaign protesting at Russia’s occupation and annexation of Crimea in March 2014.
(12) After annexing Crimea last year, Mr Putin raised the stakes by launching a conflict in the Donbass and firing up Russian nationalist sentiment.
(13) According to Sergei Markov, a Kremlin-linked analyst who has been taking part in official meetings with local politicians in Crimea, the initial plan was not to annex Crimea, and the final call to do so was taken only a fortnight ago.
(14) But as the majority of Russian troops have now moved away from the border with Ukraine, the prospect of a Russian invasion or a Crimea-style annexation of the territory is unlikely.
(15) The local government in Crimea is preparing for a referendum on Sunday which could lead to Russia annexing the region.
(16) Indeed, it was only at the end of his reign that king William I succeeded to persuade the local and provincial authorities of the dire necessity of establishing a maternity clinic with annexed school for midwives.
(17) One short-notice exercise was used to move Russian forces to annex Crimea in February 2014 and others were employed to support separatists in eastern Ukraine and to stage a military build-up on Ukraine’s border.
(18) First, Anastasia Myskina carried off the French Open title four weeks ago, and now Sharapova, the thirteenth seed, gloriously and unexpectedly annexes the Wimbledon crown.
(19) The annexation led to the worst crisis between Russia and the west since the cold war, and sanctions introduced by the US and European Union mean Visa and Mastercard do not work in Crimea, leaving a mainly cash-based economy, while major Russian banks and chains have not entered the peninsula, fearing that to do so will lead to western sanctions.
(20) Among a "toolbox" of actions under consideration are: • full or partial annulment of the Oslo Accords, under which the Palestinian Authority (PA) was established • withholding tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the PA • cancellation of permits for thousands of Palestinian labourers to work in Israel • withdrawal of travel privileges for senior PA officials • acceleration of building programmes in West Bank settlements • unilateral annexation of the main Jewish settlement blocks.
Appropriation
Definition:
(n.) The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use or person, or of taking to one's self, in exclusion of all others; application to a special use or purpose, as of a piece of ground for a park, or of money to carry out some object.
(n.) Anything, especially money, thus set apart.
(n.) The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. Blackstone.
(n.) The application of payment of money by a debtor to his creditor, to one of several debts which are due from the former to the latter.
Example Sentences:
(1) Increased plasmin activity was associated with advancing stage of lactation and older cows after appropriate adjustments were made for the effects of milk yield and SCC.
(2) "As the investigation remains live and in order to preserve the integrity of that investigation, it would not be appropriate to offer further comment."
(3) Given Australia’s number one position as the worst carbon emitter per capita among major western nations it seems hardly surprising that islanders from Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and other small island developing states have been turning to Australia with growing exasperation demanding the country demonstrate an appropriate response and responsibility.
(4) Throughout the period of rehabilitation, the frequent changes of a patient's condition may require a process of ongoing evaluation and appropriate adjustments in the physical therapy program.
(5) These two types of transfer functions are appropriate to explain the transition to anaerobic metabolism (anaerobic threshold), with a hyperbolic transfer characteristic representing a graded transition; and a sigmoid transfer characteristic representing an abrupt transition.
(6) Brief treadmill exercise tests showed appropriate rate response to increased walking speed and gradient.
(7) This mode of treatment remains appropriate for cases where antibiotics are ineffective and surgery impracticable.
(8) In addition to the phase diagrams reported here for these two binary mixtures, a brief theoretical discussion is given of other possible phase diagrams that may be appropriate to other lipid mixtures with particular consideration given to the problem of crystalline phases of different structures and the possible occurrence of second-order phase transitions in these mixtures.
(9) Current recommendations regarding contraception in patients with diabetes are not appropriate for the adolescent population and therefore tend to support this phenomenon rather than relieve it.
(10) Multiple operations were done in 7 patients prior to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
(11) The compounds 1-3 in reaction with nicotine aldehyde or p-chlorobenzaldehyde were transformed into appropriate anilides of 2,3-epoxypropionic acid 4-9.
(12) The use of fresh semen is possible, since results of appropriate cultures could be available and treatment instituted before clinical disease occurs.
(13) A programme is described in which indigenous personnel are trained to provide culturally appropriate rehabilitation services for islanders of the Pacific Basin.
(14) The morbidity is well known and if properly anticipated can be reduced to a minimum by judicious use of antibacterial agents and early surgical intervention when appropriate.
(15) Rats were injected subcutaneously with 10 ml of air into the dorsal skin to make an air-pouch and with 2 ml of antiserum at an appropriate dilution for passive sensitization, and then 5 ml of air was removed.
(16) The return of NE to normal levels after one month is consistent with the observation that LH-lesioned rats are by one month postlesion no longer hypermetabolic, but display levels of heat production appropriate to the reduced body weight they then maintain.
(17) It is intended to aid in finding the appropriate PI (proportional-integral) controller settings by means of computer simulation instead of real experiments with the system.
(18) Provided that adequate reflection is given and the appropriate moment chosen, it is well tolerated and provides all the necessary information.
(19) A careful history, a thorough physical examination, and an appropriate selection of tests will identify these patients.
(20) The data show that as much as a 9% difference from the correct activity can be observed for these radionuclides, even when the ampoule reference source gives the appropriate reading.