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annulment

American  
[uh-nuhl-muhnt] / əˈnʌl mənt /

noun

  1. the act of annulling, especially the formal declaration that annuls a marriage.

  2. Psychoanalysis. a mental process by which unpleasant or painful ideas are abolished from the mind.

annulment British  
/ əˈnʌlmənt /

noun

  1. a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc

  2. the act of annulling

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Other Word Forms

  • nonannulment noun

Etymology

Origin of annulment

1485–95; annul + -ment or < Middle French annulement

Example Sentences

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He does not even bother to tell her he has left, letting her find out from a letter petitioning for an annulment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison warned Thursday of possible legal action against Danish firm Maersk and others over the annulment of its contract to operate two ports on the Panama Canal.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

But the annulment came too late to prevent observance of the holiday in most of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Bolojan himself took on the role of interim president last February because of the scandal surrounding the annulment of the presidential vote.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Chile replied by curtly demanding the annulment of the secret treaty and an assurance of Peruvian neutrality.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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