annulment
24
6.5
- noun
- /əˈnʌlmənt/
- Formal
:
nulidad
- The couple sought an annulment because their marriage was never legally valid.
Examples
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Why worry about a messy divorce when you can get an annulment?
Blog text (34) -
I thought an annulment would be the easiest.
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I just need you to sign these annulment papers.
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So basically what we're talking about here is an annulment, alright?
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You can get the annulment if you like.
Fiction book (1995) -
My father got an annulment from the Church after he and my mother had three children!
Blog text (32) -
Once the divorce is final, I want the church to grant us an annulment.
Fiction book (1999) -
We're getting an annulment.
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Today, a large number of annulments are granted under the rubric of lack of due discretion.
Academic text (2004) -
Bollywood director Samir travels to America to secure an annulment for his brother, who was married at age four to Mili in a traditional arranged Indian wedding ceremony.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
63
1.9
Stopping something planned so it no longer happens
61
5.5
An official ending of a law or rule
9
7.3
An official decision to cancel something given or allowed before
6
8.6
Making a law, decision, or agreement have no legal effect
3
8.9
The official ending of a law or agreement
1
9.9
Ending a contract so it is seen as never made
1
7.3
Official ending that makes a legal document or decision no longer accepted by law
1
5.2
The legal ending of a marriage that a court approves
The act of making a legal agreement not valid
Antonyms
How Annulled
- Formal
14
9.9
- Formal
24
6.5
- Formal
6
8.6
- Formal
20
4.2
- Formal
159
5.1
- Formal
120
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word annulment comes from the Latin root annul-, meaning 'to make nothing'. It is the same idea you see in English null and nullify, so an annulment is an official act that makes a marriage or contract 'as if it never existed'.