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annul

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an·nul  (-nl)
tr.v. an·nulled, an·nul·ling, an·nuls
1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify.
2. To obliterate the effect or existence of: "The significance of the past . . . is annulled in idle gusts of electronic massacre" (Alexander Cockburn).

[Middle English annullen, from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin nullus, none; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

annul [əˈnʌl]
vb -nuls, -nulling, -nulled
(Law) (tr) to make (something, esp a law or marriage) void; cancel the validity of; abolish
[from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nullus not any; see null]
annullable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.annul - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
2.annul - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"
strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

annul
verb invalidate, reverse, cancel, abolish, void, repeal, recall, revoke, retract, negate, rescind, nullify, obviate, abrogate, countermand, declare or render null and void The marriage was annulled last month.
restore, bring back, reinstate, re-establish, reintroduce, reimpose, re-enforce
Translations
annul [əˈnʌl] VT [+ judgment, contract, marriage] → anular; [+ law] → revocar, abrogar

annul [əˈnʌl] vt [+ marriage] → annuler; [+ law] → abroger; [+ results, election] → invalider

annul
vtannullieren; law, decree, judgement alsoaufheben; contract, marriage alsoauflösen, für ungültig erklären; will alsofür ungültig erklären

annul [əˈnʌl] vtannullare; (law) → rescindere

annul
v annul [əˈnal]
to declare (that something is) not valid and cancel (especially a marriage or legal contract). kanselleer, ophef يُبْطِل، يُلْغي анулирам zrušit erklære ugyldig; ophæve; annullere annullieren ακυρώνω anular tühistama فسخ کردن؛ باطل کردن purkaa annuler לְבַטֵל रद्द करना, निष्फल करना poništiti érvénytelenít membatalkan ógilda annullare 取り消す 폐지하다 anuliuoti, panaikinti anulēt; atcelt tidak sah nietig verklaren erklære ugyldig, annullere, oppheve unieważniać anular a anula аннулировать zrušiť razveljaviti poništiti annullera, upplösa ประกาศว่าเป็นโมฆะ bozmak, feshetmek 宣佈...無效,解除或廢除 анулювати; скасовувати منسوخ کرنا ، بند کرنا bãi bỏ ...
n anˈnulment
opheffing إبْطال، إلْغاء анулиране zrušení annullering die Annullierung ακύρωση anulación tühistus فسخ؛ ابطال purkaus annulation בִּטוּל @@@בִּיטוּל$$$ लोप करना, शून्य करना poništenje megsemmisítés; érvénytelenítés pembatalan ógilding annullamento 取り消し 폐기 anuliavimas, panaikinimas anulēšana; atcelšana pembatalan nietigverklaring annullering unieważnienie anulação anulare аннулирование zrušenie razveljavitev poništenje annullering การประกาศว่าเป็นโมฆะ iptal 解除或廢除 анулювання; скасування نسخ ، موقوفی sự bãi bỏ


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Many arguments might have been adduced to prove the unfitness of two such seemingly contradictory authorities, each having power to ANNUL or REPEAL the acts of the other.
I have shown that no society of slaves can endure, because, in its very nature, such society must annul the law of development.
If it be possible to annul our marriage, let it be done.
 
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