annul

/ə'nʌl/
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annul

The judge decided to annul the contract due to a legal error.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To declare legally invalid or void: To officially state that something, such as a law, contract, or marriage, has no legal force or effect from the beginning, as if it never existed.
    • To cancel or abolish officially: To put an end to the validity of an official rule, decision, or status.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The court decided to annul the contract due to fraud.
    • They sought to annul their marriage after discovering a legal technicality.
    • The government moved to annul the outdated regulation.
Advanced Usage
  • "to annul a decision/verdict": To officially void a previous judgment or ruling.
    • The appellate court has the power to annul the lower court's verdict.
  • "to annul an election": To declare the results of an election invalid.
    • Evidence of widespread fraud led the commission to annul the election.
Variants and Related Words
  • Annulment (n): The act of annulling or the state of being annulled. This is the noun form.
    • She filed for an annulment of her marriage.
Synonyms
  • Invalidate: To make something legally ineffective.
  • Revoke: To officially cancel or withdraw.
  • Rescind: To revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order, or agreement.
  • Void: To declare something to have no legal binding force.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Annul" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the verb "annul" as their core component.)

annul

The judge decided to annul the contract due to a legal error.

Verb
  1. cancel officially
    • He revoked the ban on smoking
    • lift an embargo
    • vacate a death sentence
  2. declare invalid
    • The contract was annulled
    • void a plea

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