Accession refers to the general idea of joining or adding to. It may also refer to:
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Accession (property law)
Accession in property law is a mode of acquiring property that involves the addition of value to the property through labour or the addition of new materials. For example, a person who owns a property on a river delta also takes ownership of any ...
* Accession, the act of joining a treaty by a party that did not take part in its negotiations; see
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties#Signature, ratification and accession
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Ratification
Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...
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EU Accession
The European Union (EU) has expanded a number of times throughout its history by way of the accession of new member states to the Union. To join the EU, a state needs to fulfil economic and political conditions called the Copenhagen criteria ...
* Accession to the throne; not to be confused with the later ceremony of
Coronation
A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special v ...
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Enthronement
An enthronement is a ceremony of inauguration, involving a person—usually a monarch or religious leader—being formally seated for the first time upon their throne. Enthronements may also feature as part of a larger coronation rite.
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Accession day
An accession day is usually the anniversary of the date on which a monarch or executive takes office. The earliest records of accession celebrations date from the reign of Emperor Kanmu of Japan (), and the custom is now observed in many nations ...
, when an heir becomes monarch, and its anniversary
* Accession to elected office;
inauguration
In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inau ...
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Accession number (disambiguation) Accession number may refer to:
* Accession number (bioinformatics), a unique identifier given to a biological polymer sequence (DNA, protein) when it is submitted to a sequence database
* Accession number (cultural property)
In galleries, libra ...
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Accession number (cultural property)
In galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to, and achieving initial control of, each acquisition. Assignment of accession numbers typically occurs at the point of accessioning or catalogi ...
, a catalogue number assigned to an object when it becomes part of a library or museum collection
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Accession number (bioinformatics)
An accession number, in bioinformatics, is a unique identifier given to a DNA or protein sequence record to allow for tracking of different versions of that sequence record and the associated sequence over time in a single data repository. Becau ...
, a unique identifier given to a biological polymer sequence (DNA, protein) when it is submitted to a sequence database
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Accession (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')
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Accession Records
Accession Records is a German independent record label created by Adrian Hates the frontman of the band Diary Of Dreams in 1995 year. Have a division sub-label, Succession Records, who recorded some bands until 2010.
Early in its existence, o ...
, a record label created by Adrian Hates
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Instrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document first introduced by the Government of India Act 1935 and used in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of Dominion ...
, a legal document introduced in 1935, used in 1947 to enable the rulers of the princely states formerly in British India to join India or Pakistan
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Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)
The Jammu and Kashmir Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir, on 26 October 1947.
Parties
By executing an Instrument of ...
, by which that state joined the Dominion of India (1947)
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Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)
Accession Day is a celebration in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir that commemorates 26 October 1947, the day when Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir), Instrument of Accession, by whi ...
, a public holiday
* Library accession, better known as
Library acquisitions
Library acquisitions is the department of a library responsible for the selection and purchase of materials or resources. The department may select vendors, negotiate consortium pricing, arrange for standing orders, and select individual titles or ...
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