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Annulled

Annul \An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Annulling.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See Null, a.]

  1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.

    Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And all her various objects of delight Annulled.
    --Milton.

  2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.

    Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties?
    --Burke.

    Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See Abolish.

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annulled

vb. (en-past of: annul)

WordNet
annul
  1. v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: invalidate, quash, void, avoid, nullify] [ant: validate]

  2. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate]

  3. [also: annulling, annulled]

annulled

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Usage examples of "annulled".

On the other hand, he could be lying about his intent to see the marriage annulled, simply to get her to court without argument.

The queen would have annulled the marriage, and that little Scottish doxy could be sent home with no more ado.

The marriage will be annulled in a few weeks and neither of us will be the worse for it.

His lordship had assured her the marriage would be annulled before the month was out.

She would take the pleasure Desborough chose to put her way and when the marriage was annulled, she would take great delight in telling him that she had no intention of becoming his mistress.

Fort Dodge as soon as your marriage is annulled, then catch the train to Abilene.

I will have it annulled as soon as possible and will send you notification.

When he arrives, I expect the marriage to be annulled and ours to take place.

Even a particular pardon, granted six years after to the earl of Arundel, was annulled by parliament, on pretence that it had been procured by surprise, and that the king was not then fully apprized of the degree of guilt incurred by that nobleman.

Tresifian and the other judges, which a parliament had annulled, but which a new parliament and new judges had approved, here received a second condemnation.

Undetermined be annulled by the entry of Determination, especially where this is no mere attribute?

Still, must not the nature of this Undetermined be annulled by the entry of Determination, especially where this is no mere attribute?