Definition

1. Verb:
   • To annul a marriage: The legal act of declaring a marriage null and void, as if it never legally existed. This is distinct from divorce, which ends a valid marriage.
   • To cancel a wedding: The act of calling off a wedding ceremony before it takes place.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai gia đình đã đồng ý tiêu hôn vì phát hiện ra quan hệ huyết thống gần. (The two families agreed to annul the marriage after discovering a close blood relation.)
  • Cô ấy quyết định tiêu hôn chỉ một tuần trước ngày cưới. (She decided to cancel the wedding just one week before the ceremony.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and is primarily used in legal, administrative, or serious familial contexts. It implies a definitive termination of the marriage contract or wedding plans.

Variants and Related Words

• Hủy hôn (v): to cancel a wedding/engagement. This is a more common synonym in everyday language.
  • Họ đã hủy hôn vì bất đồng quan điểm. (They called off the wedding due to differing views.)

Synonyms

• Annul a marriage: to declare a marriage legally invalid.
• Cancel a wedding: to call off a wedding ceremony.

Related Concepts

• Ly hôn (v): to divorce. This refers to the legal dissolution of a valid marriage.
• Đính hôn (v): to be engaged. The period of promise before marriage.