Definition

Disannul (verb): To cancel, repeal, or make void; to annul completely or formally.

Usage Examples

• (The court formally declared the contract invalid.)
• (The new law intends to repeal old laws entirely.)
• (They tried to legally dissolve the marriage.)

Advanced Usage

• "to disannul a decree": to officially revoke a formal order or ruling.

  • The emperor's decree was disannulled by the senate after his death. (The official order was canceled by the governing body.)

• "to disannul a covenant": to nullify a binding agreement or promise.

  • The parties agreed to disannul the covenant after a breach of trust. (They mutually canceled the formal agreement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Disannulment (noun): the act of canceling or making void.

  • The disannulment of the treaty caused political turmoil. (The formal cancellation of the treaty led to instability.)

• Disannulling (adjective or present participle): relating to the process of canceling.

  • The disannulling clause in the contract allowed for termination under specific conditions. (The part of the contract that permits cancellation.)

Synonyms

• Annul: to declare invalid.
• Repeal: to revoke a law or regulation.
• Cancel: to call off or nullify.
• Abrogate: to abolish officially.

Related Idioms

• To render null and void: to make something legally ineffective (often used synonymously with "disannul").
  • The judge rendered the will null and void, effectively disannulling its terms. (The judge declared the will invalid.)

Phrasal Verbs