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to disannul

to disannul

9.3
To cancel an earlier decision that said something was not valid so it becomes valid again
  • verb
  • /ˌdɪsəˈnʌl/
  • Formal
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  • The government moved to disannul the previous policy that harmed citizens.

Examples

  • The court decided to disannul the contract due to fraud.

  • 27: For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

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  • She was relieved when the lawyer confirmed that they could disannul the agreement.

Synonyms

to cancel
vsto disannul
224 1.0

To make a ticket, order, or rule no longer valid

is more formal and legal, not just everyday nullification
to overturn
vsto disannul
  • Formal
122 5.6

Officially cancel a decision or law

is the general cancellation without implying reversal by higher authority
to abolish
vsto disannul
112 4.1

To officially end a law, system, or practice

is focused on canceling legal validity rather than ending systems or practices
to revoke
vsto disannul
  • Formal
96 6.2

Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license

is used more broadly for any legal item rather than only rights
to strike down
vsto disannul
  • Formal
50 7.4

Declare a law or rule no longer valid

is the broader official cancellation not limited to court rulings
to rescind
vsto disannul
  • Formal
44 7.9

Officially cancel a law, order, or agreement

is the general official cancellation not limited to those specific items
to invalidate
vsto disannul
  • Formal
33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

is the official action that removes legal status
to nullify
vsto disannul
  • Formal
15 7.2

To make a law or contract have no legal effect

is used for the official cancellation act rather than only the result
to vacate
vsto disannul
  • Formal
15 6.6

Cancel an official decision so it is no longer in effect

is more general, applying to any official cancellation beyond judgments
to quash
vsto disannul
  • Formal
11 8.1

Officially say a decision or order is not valid

is the general legal cancellation that applies beyond court rulings
to abrogate
vsto disannul
  • Formal
10 8.8

To officially cancel a law, agreement, or right

is an official cancellation that often uses formal repeal language
to annul
vsto disannul
  • Formal
6 6.3

Officially say that a law, contract, or marriage is no longer valid

is the formal authoritative act that cancels legal status
to defease
vsto disannul
  • Specialized
9.9

To make a debt or contract no longer valid

is the broader official cancellation applying to any legal item

Antonyms

to validate
  • Formal
87 3.9

To make something officially acceptable by showing proof

to ratify
  • Formal
70 6.0

Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision

How Invalid

to void
  • Formal
23 7.1
to disannul
  • Formal
9.3
to revoke
  • Formal
96 6.2
to cancel
224 1.0

Surface Forms

disannul infinitive
disannulled past
disannulled past participle
disannulling present participle
disannuls third person singular

Morphology

disannul = annul (opaque) = dis + annul

Although historically built on 'annul', the prefix 'dis-' does not contribute its usual modern English meaning in a way that helps learners infer the sense.

Etymology

The word disannul is made of dis- meaning 'reverse' and annul meaning 'to make into nothing', a root you can see in null ('nothing'). So, to disannul is to 'undo' an annulment — to cancel the cancellation and make something legally valid again.