annulment
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from annul (from Middle English annullen, from Middle French annuller, from Latin annullare, from ad (“to”) + nullus (“not any, nothing”) + verbal ending -are) + -ment (“means to”) (from Latin -mentum).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
annulment (countable and uncountable, plural annulments)
- An act or instance of annulling.
- The state of having been annulled.
- (law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
- (law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
- (archaic) Total destruction.
SynonymsEdit
- abolition
- nullification (cognate)
- cancellation
TranslationsEdit
act or instance of annulling
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state of having been annulled
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invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
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legal invalidation of a marriage
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total destruction
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