noun
annulment
uh-NUHL-muhnt
noun
1
The act of officially cancelling something, especially a legal declaration that a marriage was never valid.
"She sought an annulment rather than a divorce."
"The judge granted the annulment on the grounds the marriage was never legally valid."
How to Use Annulment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe formal cancelling of something, most often used for marriages or contracts.
Common pairings
seek an annulment
grant an annulment
marriage annulment
Word Forms
annulments plural
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Etymology
From Middle French annullement, based on Latin annullare ("to bring to nothing") plus the noun suffix -ment.