annul

/əˈnʌl/

to legally invalidate or cancel

The court decided to annul the marriage due to fraud.

The court legally declared the marriage invalid because one party committed fraud.

Law

formal

To legally invalidate or cancel a contract, agreement, or legal decision, making it void as if it never existed.

The judge annulled the contract because it violated state regulations.

The judge declared the contract invalid because it broke state laws.

The annulment of the election results led to a new vote.

The legal cancellation of the election results required a new election.

Commonly used in legal contexts, such as annulling marriages, contracts, or decisions.

formal

To cancel or invalidate something, often formally or officially.

The company decided to annul the merger after discovering financial discrepancies.

The company officially canceled the merger after finding financial issues.

Less common outside legal contexts.

Collocations

annul a marriageto legally declare a marriage invalidannul a contractto legally cancel a contractannul a decisionto legally invalidate a decision

the act of annulling something

Use 'annul' when referring to the legal cancellation of something, such as a marriage or contract.

'Annul' is a formal term and is typically used in legal or official contexts.

From Latin 'annullare', meaning 'to make null' or 'to cancel'.

Primarily used in legal contexts to describe the formal cancellation of something, such as a marriage, contract, or decision.

an-

not

prefix

-null

null or void

root

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