Word Frequency
annul (əˈnʌl
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Definitions
verb
-nuls, -nulling, -nulled- tr to make (something, esp a law or marriage) void; cancel the validity of; abolish
Derived Forms
anˈnullable adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nullus not any; see nullTranslations for 'annul'
- British English: annul If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed. VERBOpposition party leaders are now pressing for the entire election to be annulled.
- Brazilian Portuguese: anular
- Chinese: 宣布…无效宣布…无無效
- European Spanish: anular
- French: annuler
- German: annullieren
- Italian: annullare
- Japanese: 無効になる
- Korean: 무효화하다
- Portuguese: anular
- Spanish: anular
Example Sentences Including 'annul'
A pending debate on Civil Service funding, so lobby correspondents were informed, would be used to annul Sir Robert's £900 pension.FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)
Dash saw this as the ultimate obstruction of justice, that a President tried to annul a criminal investigation aimed at himself.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
It has even threatened to annul some privatisation which has already taken place.Misc (1995)
No decision has been made by the judge either to annul the case or to go ahead with a trial.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
Though nominations have closed, the Congress president has the power to annul the process and facilitate her entry into the fray.India Today (1997)
We could head to the polls in early spring and annul the sham government of a premier who apparently had no intention of keeping his word.Ottawa Sun (2003)
We do not know what passed between them, but as soon as Henry left Paris, Eleanor again besought Louis to annul their marriage.Here Be Dragons
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