annulment
English
Etymology
Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from to annul (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English annullen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French annuller, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin annullare, from ad 'to' nullus 'not any, nothing' + verbal ending -are)+ -ment 'means to' (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin -mentum)
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Synonyms
- abolition
- nullification (cognate)
- cancellation
Translations
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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