annul

  • 21annul — verb a) To formally revoke the validity of. b) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid. See Also: null and void, null, nullify, dissolve …

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  • 22annul — Synonyms and related words: abate, abolish, abrogate, abstract, annihilate, black out, blot out, bring to naught, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, come to nothing, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterorder,… …

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  • 23annul — an|nul [əˈnʌl] v past tense and past participle annulled present participle annulling [T often passive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: annuller, from Late Latin annullare, from Latin ad to + nullus not any ] to officially state that a… …

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  • 24annul — an|nul [ ə nʌl ] verb transitive to state officially that something such as a marriage, an agreement, or an election has no legal authority ╾ an|nul|ment noun count or uncount …

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  • 25annul — [[t]ənʌ̱l[/t]] annuls, annulling, annulled VERB: usu passive If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed. [be V ed] Opposition party leaders are now pressing for the… …

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  • 26annul — an·nul || É™ nÊŒl v. cancel; put an end to …

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  • 27annul — [ə nʌl] verb (annuls, annulling, annulled) declare (a law or contract, especially that of marriage) invalid. Derivatives annulment noun Origin ME: from OFr. anuller, from late L. annullare, from ad to + nullum nothing …

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  • 28annul — (L). A ring …

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  • 29annul — v. a. 1. Cancel, abrogate, repeal, revoke, recall, countermand, reverse, rescind, abolish, disannul, vacate, quash, nullify, supersede, invalidate, overrule, make void, set aside. 2. Reduce to nought, obliterate. See annihilate …

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  • 30annul — verb annulled, annulling (transitive often passive) technical to state that a marriage or legal agreement no longer exists annulment noun (C, U) …

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