annulment
/ə'nʌlmənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of making something legally void or invalid: An official or legal cancellation that declares something as if it never existed.
- A formal termination of a legal status or proceeding: Specifically, the legal dissolution of a marriage (a decree of nullity) or the ending of a judicial process.
- The state of having been canceled or invalidated: The condition resulting from an annulment.
Usage and Examples
- General Legal Cancellation:
- The court ordered the annulment of the contract due to fraud.
- They sought an annulment of the unfair regulation.
- Termination of Marriage:
- She filed for an annulment, claiming the marriage was never valid.
- The church granted an annulment after a lengthy review.
- State of Being Void:
- The law's annulment left a gap in the regulations.
Advanced Usage
- "Decree of annulment": The official court order declaring a marriage null and void.
- The judge issued a decree of annulment, dissolving the union.
- "Retroactive annulment": A cancellation that applies effective from a past date.
- The retroactive annulment meant the agreement was considered void from the start.
Variants and Related Words
- Annul (verb): To declare invalid.
- The higher court moved to annul the lower court's ruling.
- Nullity (noun): The state of being legally void; often used interchangeably with 'annulment' in legal contexts.
- The contract was declared a nullity.
Synonyms
- Abrogation: The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.
- Invalidation: The action of making something legally null and void.
- Revocation: The official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise.
- Rescission: The revocation, cancellation, or repeal of a law, order, or agreement.
Related Phrases
- To seek an annulment: To formally apply for a legal declaration of invalidity.
- He decided to seek an annulment of his marriage.
- Grounds for annulment: The legally acceptable reasons for declaring something invalid.
- Fraud is common grounds for annulment of a contract.
Idioms and Fixed Expressions
- A marriage annulment: The specific legal process to declare a marriage null.
- A marriage annulment is different from a divorce, as it treats the marriage as if it never happened.
Noun
- the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
- the state of being cancelled or annulled