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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

The annulment of the PPC contract was requested last year by the office of the comptroller -- an autonomous body that examines how government money is spent.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 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

I showed him supported by the Church in that annulment, by the eastern episcopate, which attended the Council of Chalcedon, and by the eastern emperor, Marcian.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

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