annulment
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an·nul·ment
(ə-nŭl′mənt)n.
1. An act of annulling.
2. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.
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annulment
(əˈnʌlmənt)n
1. (Law) a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc
2. (Law) the act of annulling
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an•nul•ment
(əˈnʌl mənt)n.
1. an act of annulling.
2. a formal declaration that annuls a marriage.
[1485–95]
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| Noun | 1. | annulment - the state of being cancelled or annulled state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| 2. | annulment - (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) breakup, dissolution - the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) dissolution of marriage - an annulment of a marriage law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 3. | annulment - the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement vacation - the act of making something legally void recall - the act of removing an official by petition revocation - the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law" |
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annulment
noun invalidation, voiding, abolition, reversal, repeal, cancellation, retraction, negation, recall, revocation, countermanding, nullification, abrogation, rescission, rescindment the annulment of the elections
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annulment
nounAn often formal act of putting an end to:
abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annihilation, cancellation, defeasance, invalidation, negation, nullification, voidance.
Law: avoidance, extinguishment.
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Translations
إبْطال، إلْغاء
zrušení
annulleringannullation
érvénytelenítés
ógilding
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
annulment
[əˈnʌlmənt] n [marriage] → annulation f; [law] → abrogation f; [results, election] → invalidation fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
annulment
n → Annullierung f; (of law, decree, judgement also) → Aufhebung f; (of contract, marriage also) → Auflösung f; (of will also) → Ungültigkeitserklärung f
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annul
(əˈnal) – past tense, past participle anˈnulled – verb to declare (that something is) not valid and cancel (especially a marriage or legal contract).
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