C1 verb Formal

annul

/əˈnʌl/

To officially declare a legal agreement, decision, or marriage invalid and void, treating it as if it never existed. It is primarily used in legal and formal contexts to revoke the legitimacy of an act or contract.

Exemplos

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1

The couple decided to annul their marriage after realizing they had made a mistake only weeks later.

The couple decided to void their marriage after realizing they had made a mistake only weeks later.

2

The High Court moved to annul the lower court's ruling on the grounds of procedural error.

The High Court moved to invalidate the lower court's ruling on the grounds of procedural error.

3

I'd love to just annul that awkward conversation we had and start over.

I'd love to just wipe out that awkward conversation we had and start over.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
annulment
Verb
annul
Adjetivo
annullable
Relacionado
nullity
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Dica de memorização

Think of the word 'a-NULL'. You are making something 'NULL' (zero/nothing) in the eyes of the law.

Quiz rápido

Because the evidence was tampered with, the judge decided to ____ the original verdict.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: annul

Exemplos

1

The couple decided to annul their marriage after realizing they had made a mistake only weeks later.

everyday

The couple decided to void their marriage after realizing they had made a mistake only weeks later.

2

The High Court moved to annul the lower court's ruling on the grounds of procedural error.

formal

The High Court moved to invalidate the lower court's ruling on the grounds of procedural error.

3

I'd love to just annul that awkward conversation we had and start over.

informal

I'd love to just wipe out that awkward conversation we had and start over.

4

Political theorists argue that the power to annul legislation should be balanced across different branches of government.

academic

Political theorists argue that the power to void legislation should be balanced across different branches of government.

5

Our legal department is looking for a loophole to annul the contract without paying a penalty.

business

Our legal department is looking for a loophole to cancel the contract without paying a penalty.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
annulment
Verb
annul
Adjetivo
annullable
Relacionado
nullity

Colocações comuns

annul a marriage to legally declare a marriage void from the start
annul a contract to make a legal agreement non-binding
annul an election to declare election results invalid
annul a law to officially abolish a specific legislation
seek to annul to attempt to have something declared void

Frases Comuns

petition to annul

a formal request to have something declared void

decree of annulment

an official legal document stating a marriage is void

power to annul

the legal authority to invalidate something

Frequentemente confundido com

annul vs cancel

Cancel means to stop something that is currently in progress, while annul means to declare that it was never valid to begin with.

annul vs nullify

Nullify is more general and can mean to make something lose its effect; annul is specifically the legal act of declaring something void.

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Notas de uso

Annul is a highly formal word usually reserved for the legal system or high-level bureaucracy. It implies that the thing being annulled is not just stopped, but its entire history of existence is legally erased.

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Erros comuns

Learners often use 'annul' for casual cancellations, like a gym membership or a dinner reservation. Use 'cancel' for these; use 'annul' only for formal, legal contexts.

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Dica de memorização

Think of the word 'a-NULL'. You are making something 'NULL' (zero/nothing) in the eyes of the law.

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Origem da palavra

Derived from the Late Latin 'annullare', which comes from 'ad' (to) + 'nullum' (nothing).

Padrões gramaticais

Transitive verb: Requires a direct object (e.g., annul the decree). Spelling: Doubled 'l' in past tense (annulled) and present participle (annulling).
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Contexto cultural

In many religious traditions, such as the Catholic Church, an annulment is distinct from a divorce because it posits that the spiritual bond of marriage was never properly formed.

Quiz rápido

Because the evidence was tampered with, the judge decided to ____ the original verdict.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: annul

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