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an⋅nul

[uh-nuhl]
–verb (used with object), -nulled, -nul⋅ling.
1. (esp. of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
2. to reduce to nothing; obliterate.
3. to cancel (a regularly scheduled train, plane, social event, etc.) for one day or one time only.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < AF annuler < LL adnūllāre render null (calque of Gk exoudeneîn), equiv. to ad- ad- + -nullāre, v. deriv. of L nūllus no, not any


an⋅nul⋅la⋅ble, adjective


1. nullify; rescind, repeal.
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Word Origin & History

annul 
1395, from L.L. annullare "to make to nothing," from L. ad- "to" + nullum, neut. of nullus "nothing" (see null).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: an·nul
Pronunciation: &-'n&l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: an·nulled; an·nul·ling
1 : to declare (a marriage) to have never validly existed —compare DIVORCE
2 a : to make legally void b : to declare to no longer have legal effect
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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