ANNULMENT

abrogation, repeal, annulment

(noun) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

annulment, invalidation

(noun) (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

revocation, annulment

(noun) the state of being cancelled or annulled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

annulment (countable and uncountable, plural annulments)

An act or instance of annulling.

The state of having been annulled.

(legal) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.

(legal) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.

(archaic) Total destruction.

Synonyms

• abolition

• nullification (cognate)

• cancellation

Source: Wiktionary


An*nul"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. annulement.]

Definition: The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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