Annexure vs Annex

08:58 Jan 29, 2005
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English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / contract
English term or phrase: Annexure vs Annex
I see the term annexure for the first time of my career. I can't find it in any dictionary (legal and general). I'm assuming it just means annex, but I'd like to be sure. Is there a subtle difference between the two terms (legally speaking). Paradoxically lots of googles for annexure but none of them to clarify the matter.

Please help,

TIA
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annexure vs annex
annexation


Explanation:
From Merriam Webster's:

Main Entry:annexure
Pronunciation:**neksh*(r), (*)a|n-
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s

1 chiefly Britain : ANNEXATION
2 chiefly Britain : ANNEX


Main Entry:2annex
Pronunciation:*a*neks, *ani-, *an*-
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-es
Usage:often attributive
Etymology:Middle French annexe, from annexe joined

: something annexed or appended: as a : an added stipulation or statement; especially : an appendix of or codicil to a legislative document or international agreement *the upper house approved two annexes in the treaties Time* b : SUPPLEMENT; especially : a collection of supplementary matter *this appendix is a worthwhile annex to the book* *anthropology was included as an annex to the regular curriculum* c : a subsidiary supplementary structure either part of or separate from a main structure *the new college wing was used as a science annex* d : a subsidiary district : SUBURB *the big city and its annexes* e Scots law : FIXTURE, APPURTENANCE


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agree  juvera: So it is an annex.
1 hr
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agree  Deborah do Carmo: = annex, appendix, addendum.......where I practised as a lawyer (South Africa) we referred solely to annexures
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agree  David Knowles: annexation = the process of annexing something
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neutral  RHELLER: annexation is most commonly used (U.S.) in political/geographical terminology
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agree  Will Matter: "Annexure" is technically correct, refers to a object (document etc.) that is appended to something else, not used much outside of a legal context & as Rita points out, "annex", in the US tends to be understood as referring to "land". Little known term.
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Appendix


Explanation:
Main Entry: annexure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something annexed; also called annex
Example: Annexure is a term substituted in some legal documents for Appendix.
Etymology: annex and '-ure' meaning action or process

Source: Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.5)
Copyright © 2003, 2004 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC

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agree  Deborah do Carmo: Debbie do Carmo: = annex, appendix, addendum.......where I practised as a lawyer (South Africa) we referred solely to annexures [Edit / delete]
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  -> Cool, thanks

agree  RHELLER: yes, but I see annex used a lot (in translations)
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  -> Yeah, you're right. I found a refernce though so I grabbed it
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annexure vs annex
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Explanation:
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annex : The werb annex enterd E. about a century and a half before the noun. It came from French annexer, which was formed from the past participial stem of Latin annectere 'tie together' ( a verb annect, borrowed directly from this, was in learned use in E. from the 16th to the 18th centuries). Annectere itself was based on the verb nectere 'tie', from which E. also gets nexus and connect. The noun was borrowed from French annexe, and in the sense 'extra building' retains its -e. ( Dictionary of Word Origins by John Ayto )
annexus (annecto) spojovani, spojeni (Latin-Czech dict. ) = to connect...
" A medical certificate is enclosed, marked as annexure "A".
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" Specimen of Tulu Script is given in the Annexure I. "
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