ANNEXATION

annexation,n.1.  The  act  of  attaching;  the  state  of  being  attached.  2.Property.  The  point  at

which  a  fixture  becomes  a  part  of  the  realty  to  which  it  is  attached.  [Cases:  Fixtures    6.]  3.  A

formal  act  by  which  a  nation,  state,  or  municipality  incorporates  land  within  its  dominion.  •  In

international  law,  the  usual  formalities  of  announcing  annexation  involve  having  specially

commissioned  officers  hoist  the  national  flag  and  read  a  proclamation.  [Cases:  Municipal

Corporations    29. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 45–46, 54.] 4. The annexed land  itself. Cf.

ACCESSION (5). — annex,vb.

cherry-stem  annexation.  1.  Annexed  land  that  resembles  (on  a  map)  a  cherry  because  the

annexed territory — the cherry — is not contiguous to the acquiring municipality, and the narrow

corridor  of  annexed  land  leading  to  the  targeted  area  resembles  a  stem.  [Cases:  Municipal

Corporations    29(4). C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 48–51.] 2. The process of annexing land

with this configuration. [Blacks Law 8th]