annul

annul
v. a.
1.
Cancel, abrogate, repeal, revoke, recall, countermand, reverse, rescind, abolish, disannul, vacate, quash, nullify, supersede, invalidate, overrule, make void, set aside.
2.
Reduce to nought, obliterate. See annihilate.

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  • annul — 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

  • annul — 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

  • annul — an‧nul [əˈnʌl] verb [transitive] LAW to officially state that an official decision or a contract is no longer valid : • They are seeking to have the bankruptcy order annulled.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

  • Annul — 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

  • annul — (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

  • ANNUL 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

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

  • annul — [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

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

  • annul — [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

  • annul — UK [əˈnʌl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms annul : present tense I/you/we/they annul he/she/it annuls present participle annulling past tense annulled past participle annulled to state officially that something such as a marriage, an agreement …   English dictionary

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