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How would a government legally take control of another territory to add it to its own?
Annex it.
Append it.
Incorporate it.
Appropriate it.
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Annex it.
“Annex” is the usual term for a state adding territory to itself. Note the legal nuance: annexation can be lawful (e.g., by treaty, cession, purchase, or with the consent of the inhabitants) or unlawful (e.g., by forcible conquest, which international law generally prohibits). “Incorporate” is also used for bringing territory into a state’s legal/administrative system, “appropriate” can mean to seize or set aside (more common for property than sovereign territory), and “append” is not normally used in this context.
“Annex” is the usual term for a state adding territory to itself. Note the legal nuance: annexation can be lawful (e.g., by treaty, cession, purchase, or with the consent of the inhabitants) or unlawful (e.g., by forcible conquest, which international law generally prohibits). “Incorporate” is also used for bringing territory into a state’s legal/administrative system, “appropriate” can mean to seize or set aside (more common for property than sovereign territory), and “append” is not normally used in this context.
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