Crossword clues for annulment
annulment
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Annulment \An*nul"ment\, n. [Cf. F. annulement.] The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., "act of reducing to nothing;" see annul + -ment. Meaning "act of declaring invalid" is recorded from 1864.
Wiktionary
n. 1 An act or instance of annulling. 2 A state of having been annulled. 3 An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract 4 A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it. 5 (context archaic English) Total destruction.
WordNet
n. the state of being cancelled or annulled [syn: revocation]
(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) [syn: invalidation]
the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: abrogation, repeal]
Wikipedia
Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. Unlike divorce, it is usually retroactive, meaning that an annulled marriage is considered to be invalid from the beginning almost as if it had never taken place (though some jurisdictions provide that the marriage is only void from the date of the annulment; for example, this is the case in section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 in England and Wales). In legal terminology, an annulment makes a void marriage or a voidable marriage null.
Usage examples of "annulment".
The MacLeiths are also demanding an annulment, but I will turn you over to the king instead.
If Edward insisted on an annulment, would Kenric go against the wishes of his sovereign to make his child legitimate?
The entire first paragraph consisted of an inane greeting, but the second paragraph got down to business, relating charges of kidnapping that had been brought against Kenric and the immediate annulment demanded by her family.
Thomas standing before the queen, his cold voice demanding an annulment, accusing her of theft and deception before a roomful of smirking courtiers and elegant women.
I would have secreted them away and procured your annulment before you had even arrived.
If she knew how a renegade Scottish lord had purchased a titled English bridegroom, she would demand an annulment forthwith.
Symonds agreed, that for a certain sum, there might be a country wench who would agree to be wife in name until an annulment could be arranged.
But the pretense would be useless: she had made a stand and forbidden this annulment, and everyone would know she had been defeated.
A year ago it would have shaken her to the core to have her son go against her, but since his rebellion over the annulment he was no longer the sweet, biddable boy she loved.
It was that pride that would make him agree to her request for an annulment, her letter would see to that.
I want an annulment or I will auction the diary to the highest bidder.
I will wait until the annulment is done and Easterly leaves once again.
All the incident does is stress that the sooner he proceeds with the annulment and returns to Italy, the better it will be for you.
There are several grounds for annulment, such as insanity or failure to be able to bear children.
He felt she was hiding something and that her reasons for not wanting to consummate their marriage were detailed and involved, maybe because she was saving herself for an annulment or another man.