annul

əˈnʌl

annulledannulling

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Definition of annul - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

legalformally declare something invalid or void

The court decided to annul the contract.
They sought to annul the unfair treaty.
The marriage was annulled by the church.

invalidate

nullify

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Origin of annul

Latin, annullare (to nullify)

Terms with annul included in their meaning

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rip up

legal

annul or cancel an agreement

tear up

agreement

cancel or annul an agreement

rescind

official cancellation

cancel or annul officially

set aside

legal

annul or invalidate a legal decision

quash

legal

void or annul a legal decision

override

annulment

supersede or annul

vacate

legal

annul a legal judgment

abrogative

adj.

legal

tending or designed to annul or repeal

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French:annuler, ...
German:annullieren, ...
Italian:annullare, ...
Spanish:anular, ...
Portuguese:anular, ...
Chinese:宣布无效, ...
Japanese:無効にする, ...
Arabic:أَلْغَى, ...
Hebrew:לְבַטֵּל, ...
Russian:аннулировать, ...
Ukrainian:анулювати, ...
Hindi:रद्द करना, ...
Bengali:অবৈধ ঘোষণা করা, ...
Catalan:anul.lar, ...
Czech:anulovat, ...
Danish:annullere, ...
Dutch:nietig verklaren, ...
Greek:ακυρώνω, ...
Hungarian:érvényteleníteni, ...
Khmer:លុបចោលជាផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:무효화하다, ...
Persian:باطل کردن, ...
Polish:unieważnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):anular, ...
Romanian:a anula, ...
Swedish:upphäva, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นโมฆะ, ...
Turkish:iptal etmek, ...
Vietnamese:tuyên bố vô hiệu, ...

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Definition of annul - Reverso English Dictionary

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