n. An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract
n. A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
n. Total destruction.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of annulling; specifically, the act of making void retrospectively as well as prospectively: as, the annulment of a marriage (as distinguished from the granting of a divorce).
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n. the state of being cancelled or annulled
n. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
Word Usage
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