annul

Word family

an·nul /əˈnʌl/ verb (annulled, annulling) [transitiveT]

DIVORCEto officially state that a marriage or legal agreement no longer exists 终止，废止，取消〔婚姻关系或契约〕

Their marriage was annulled last year.

他们的婚姻关系去年宣告解除。

► see thesaurus at cancel

n Grammar

Annul is often passive.

—annulment noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

annul• If the tribunal upholds the appeal, then last Sunday's race, won by Senna, would be annulled.• A military junta had just overthrown the constitutional government and annulled a recently held presidential election.• They were married in 1930 and the marriage was annulled in 1933.• A non-Catholic who is married to a non-Catholic can have that marriage annulled in order to be baptized and marry a Catholic.• Three days after the poll, Gen Noriega annulled the elections.• A constitutional court could not have prevented dictatorship by annulling the law.

From Longman Business Dictionary

annulan·nul /əˈnʌl/ verb [transitiveT]

LAW to officially state that an official decision or a contract is no longer valid

They are seeking to have the bankruptcy order annulled.

Origin annul