ଅର୍ଥ : Incorporation by joining or uniting.
ସମକକ୍ଷ : appropriation
ଅର୍ଥ : The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation.
ଉଦାହରଣ :
The French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896.
A protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation.