Definition of Annulment

1. Noun. The state of being cancelled or annulled.

Exact synonyms: Revocation
Generic synonyms: State

2. Noun. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc).
Exact synonyms: Invalidation
Generic synonyms: Breakup, Dissolution
Specialized synonyms: Dissolution Of Marriage
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Annul, Invalidate, Invalidate

3. Noun. The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.
Exact synonyms: Abrogation, Repeal
Specialized synonyms: Derogation, Vacation, Recall, Revocation
Generic synonyms: Cancellation
Derivative terms: Abrogate, Annul, Repeal

Definition of Annulment

1. n. The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.

Definition of Annulment

1. Noun. An act or instance of annulling. ¹

2. Noun. A state of having been annulled. ¹

3. Noun. An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract ¹

4. Noun. A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it. ¹

5. Noun. (archaic) Total destruction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Annulment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Annulment

annulene
annulenes
annulenylidene
annulenylidenes
annuler
annulers
annulet
annulets
annuli
annullable
annullation
annulled
annuller
annullers
annulling
annulment (current term)
annulments
annuloid
annuloida
annuloplasties
annuloplasty
annuloplasty ring
annulorrhaphy
annulosa
annulosan
annulosans
annulose
annulospiral ending
annulospiral organ
annuls

Literary usage of Annulment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Modern Law of Partnership: Including a Full Consideration of Joint ...by Scott Rowley by Scott Rowley (1916)
"annulment of partnership.—The question of the annulment of partnerships is here treated, not as a form of dissolution, but as analogous thereto. ..."

2. Marriage and Divorce Legislation in Sweden by Johan Thorsten Sellin (1922)
"THE annulment OF THE MARRIAGE Par. 1. If a marriage has been entered into in spite of impediments mentioned in chapter 2, paragraphs 7, 9, or 10, ..."

3. Handbook on the Law of Partnership, Including Limited Partnerships by Eugene Allen Gilmore (1911)
"The distinction is very much the same as between a divorce and an annulment of a marriage. Where a divorce is procured, the marriage is recognized as valid. ..."

4. The Law of Marriage and Divorce, Giving the Law in All the States and by Frank H. Keezer (1906)
"Grounds for annulment of marriage. § 55. Distinction between " divorce " and " nullity." Although the term "divorce" is sometimes used to designate a suit ..."

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