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disannul

American  
[dis-uh-nuhl] / ˌdɪs əˈnʌl /

verb (used with object)

disannulled, disannulling
  1. to annul utterly; make void.

    to disannul a contract.


disannul British  
/ ˌdɪsəˈnʌl /

verb

  1. (tr) law to cancel; make void

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • disannuller noun
  • disannulment noun

Etymology

Origin of disannul

First recorded in 1485–95; dis- 1 + annul

Example Sentences

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This promise made unto Abraham by God, to be fulfilled by Christ, "the law, which was four hundred and thirty years afterwards, could not disannul."

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

I have come to England to disannul our marriage.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various

The village owns no school to disannul the tie of blood, to warp and weaken the affection that holds them well together.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various

Now, trust me, were it not against our laws, Against my crown, my oath, my dignity, Which princes, would they, may not disannul, My soul should sue as advocate for thee.

From The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare, William

Ye made peace with us that ye might get back your legions that were taken, and now ye would disannul it.

From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo