annul
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
3 de 5The 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.
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.
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
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
The couple decided to annul their marriage after realizing they had made a mistake only weeks later.
everydayThe couple decided to void their marriage after realizing they had made a mistake only weeks later.
The High Court moved to annul the lower court's ruling on the grounds of procedural error.
formalThe High Court moved to invalidate the lower court's ruling on the grounds of procedural error.
I'd love to just annul that awkward conversation we had and start over.
informalI'd love to just wipe out that awkward conversation we had and start over.
Political theorists argue that the power to annul legislation should be balanced across different branches of government.
academicPolitical theorists argue that the power to void legislation should be balanced across different branches of government.
Our legal department is looking for a loophole to annul the contract without paying a penalty.
businessOur legal department is looking for a loophole to cancel the contract without paying a penalty.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
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
Cancel means to stop something that is currently in progress, while annul means to declare that it was never valid to begin with.
Nullify is more general and can mean to make something lose its effect; annul is specifically the legal act of declaring something void.
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.
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.
Dica de memorização
Think of the word 'a-NULL'. You are making something 'NULL' (zero/nothing) in the eyes of the law.
Origem da palavra
Derived from the Late Latin 'annullare', which comes from 'ad' (to) + 'nullum' (nothing).
Padrões gramaticais
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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