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Taking the house next door by calling it a border correction.

means To seize or formally attach a territory, building, or document to something larger, usually your own.

from From French annexer, from Latin annectere — 'ad' (to) plus 'nectere' (to bind or tie). The same 'nectere' gives us 'connect.' So at its root, annexing is just tying something to yourself, though history shows the knot is rarely tied with the other side's consent.

legal flavor
formal attachment, not outright theft, on paper
famous use
nations annex territory, lawyers annex contracts
etymology
from latin annectere, meaning to bind to
document version
the boring attachment nobody reads but must sign
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