Annulment Definition

ə-nŭlmənt
annulments
noun
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An act of annulling.
American Heritage
An annulling or being annulled.
Webster's New World
The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.
American Heritage
An invalidation, as of a marriage, by the decree of a court.
Webster's New World

An act or instance of annulling.

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Other Word Forms of Annulment

Noun

Singular:
annulment
Plural:
annulments

Origin of Annulment

  • Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from to annul (from Middle English annullen, from Middle French annuller, from Latin annullare, from ad 'to' nullus 'not any, nothing' + verbal ending -are)+ -ment 'means to' (from Latin -mentum)

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Annulment Sentence Examples

  • Resigning office in March 1878, he resumed the practice of law, and secured the annulment of Garibaldi's marriage.

  • This done, the home government set to work to organize the royal domain which should be known as New England, or the Dominion of New England, and its plan for this provided for the annulment of the charters of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and the inclusion in the Dominion of these colonies, and New Hampshire, Maine, New York and the Jerseys, thereby restoring to New England all the territory, with the exception of Pennsylvania, that was included in the grant to the New England Council in 1620.

  • Just a few months after getting married, Zellweger filed for an annulment of the marriage, citing fraud.

  • Grounds on which you may be able to obtain a civil annulment and how to apply.

  • The official receiver must inform Finance Section of the date of any annulment order made and enter the date of the annulment order made and enter the date of the annulment on LOIS.

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