Annul

usgb/əˈnʌl/
verb

To officially say that something is not legal or true.

The court annulled their marriage.
Visual representation of "annul" - To officially say that something is not legal or true.

Often appears as...

  • annul a marriage
  • annul a contract

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Formal

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Legal Endings

Annul is often used to describe the legal end of agreements, as if they never existed.

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They moved to annul the lease agreement.
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Irreversible Process

'Annul' usually implies a final, irreversible action, with no chance to revert it.

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Once their marriage was annulled, it was as if it never happened.
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Not for Errors

Use 'annul' for formal cancellations, not for correcting everyday mistakes.

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The company cannot simply annul an order because of a pricing mistake.
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