Annul

Annul
Annul An*nul", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. [1913 Webster]

Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And all her various objects of delight Annulled. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. [1913 Webster]

Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}. [1913 Webster]


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  • annul — an·nul /ə nəl/ vt an·nulled, an·nul·ling 1: to declare (a marriage) to have never validly existed compare divorce 2 a: to make legally void b: to declare to no longer have legal effect Merria …   Law dictionary

  • annul — 1 *nullify, negate, invalidate, abrogate Analogous words: *neutralize, negative, counteract: cancel, efface, obliterate, blot out, *erase: annihilate, *abolish, extinguish 2 Annul, abrogate, void, vacate, quash are used chiefly in legal context… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • annul — an‧nul [əˈnʌl] verb [transitive] LAW to officially state that an official decision or a contract is no longer valid : • They are seeking to have the bankruptcy order annulled. * * * annul UK US /əˈnʌl/ verb [T] LAW ► to state officially that… …   Financial and business terms

  • annul — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. anuller (13c.) or directly from L.L. annullare to make to nothing, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + nullum, neuter of nullus nothing (see NULL (Cf. null)). Related: Annulled; annulling …   Etymology dictionary

  • ANNUL US — (уменын. от лат. anus), колечко, обозначение кольцевидных образований. Напр., A. femoralis ext. и int. наружное и внутреннее отверстие так наз. бедренного канала, по к рым выходят бедренные грыжи из брюшной полости на бедро. А. femor. ext..… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • annul — is spelt with one l, and has inflected forms annulled, annulling. The corresponding noun is annulment …   Modern English usage

  • annul — [v] void an agreement abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook*, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate,… …   New thesaurus

  • annul — ► VERB (annulled, annulling) ▪ declare (a law, marriage, or other legal contract) invalid. DERIVATIVES annulment noun. ORIGIN Latin annullare, from nullum nothing …   English terms dictionary

  • annul — [ə nul′] vt. annulled, annulling [ME annullen < OFr anuller < LL(Ec) annullare, to bring to nothing < L ad , to + nullum, nothing, neut. of nullus: see NULL] 1. to do away with; put an end to 2. to make no longer binding under the law;… …   English World dictionary

  • annul — UK [əˈnʌl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms annul : present tense I/you/we/they annul he/she/it annuls present participle annulling past tense annulled past participle annulled to state officially that something such as a marriage, an agreement …   English dictionary

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