annul

  • 1annul — an·nul /ə nəl/ vt an·nulled, an·nul·ling 1: to declare (a marriage) to have never validly existed compare divorce 2 a: to make legally void b: to declare to no longer have legal effect Merria …

    Law dictionary

  • 2annul — 1 *nullify, negate, invalidate, abrogate Analogous words: *neutralize, negative, counteract: cancel, efface, obliterate, blot out, *erase: annihilate, *abolish, extinguish 2 Annul, abrogate, void, vacate, quash are used chiefly in legal context… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 3annul — an‧nul [əˈnʌl] verb [transitive] LAW to officially state that an official decision or a contract is no longer valid : • They are seeking to have the bankruptcy order annulled. * * * annul UK US /əˈnʌl/ verb [T] LAW ► to state officially that… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4Annul — An*nul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. [1913 Webster] Light, the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5annul — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. anuller (13c.) or directly from L.L. annullare to make to nothing, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + nullum, neuter of nullus nothing (see NULL (Cf. null)). Related: Annulled; annulling …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6ANNUL US — (уменын. от лат. anus), колечко, обозначение кольцевидных образований. Напр., A. femoralis ext. и int. наружное и внутреннее отверстие так наз. бедренного канала, по к рым выходят бедренные грыжи из брюшной полости на бедро. А. femor. ext..… …

    Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • 7annul — is spelt with one l, and has inflected forms annulled, annulling. The corresponding noun is annulment …

    Modern English usage

  • 8annul — [v] void an agreement abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook*, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 9annul — ► VERB (annulled, annulling) ▪ declare (a law, marriage, or other legal contract) invalid. DERIVATIVES annulment noun. ORIGIN Latin annullare, from nullum nothing …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10annul — [ə nul′] vt. annulled, annulling [ME annullen < OFr anuller < LL(Ec) annullare, to bring to nothing < L ad , to + nullum, nothing, neut. of nullus: see NULL] 1. to do away with; put an end to 2. to make no longer binding under the law;… …

    English World dictionary

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